wave 2

The constant cold of Gethen added to the theme of isolation and loneliness because Genly does not fit in at gethen. The weather adds an additional degree of the coldness and overall detachment of Gethenians. In this world Genly is very lonely he has been away from his homeworld for most of his life as a representative doing missions for the Ekumen and even though we are told that he looks no more than 30 which is a lie because, in reality, he is one-hundred twenty years old. He is very tall and his looks make him outcast stand out way more. I think the author made the planet cold to show how the people of gethen don't have any emotions. On Earth, there are four different seasons, all of which Genly has already experienced. However, Genly is a foreigner so he is not used to the weather being cold all the time. The cold weather builds on the cold emotions of the Gethenians by adding the extra sense of solitude for Genly, making it twice as hard for him to achieve his mission due to the additional obstacle that he has to come through.  The constant cold of Gethen also contribute the mentality of Genly as well, throughout the book, we have relied on a narrator that gave an explanation as to the normal weather patterns through the eyes of someone who is fairly used to temperature like those of Earth. Genly states that the temperature of Gethen seems to stay below even that of our subarctic regions.  Because of this, Genly must act and respond different due to the extreme temperatures of Gethen, which in turn sets him apart from the residents of Gethen.