TKAM
From HTRLLAP
American History
To Build a Fire
100

What did Harper Lee use weather for in TKAM?

To set a mood and foreshadowing.
100
In HTRLLAP the speaker says that rain relates to a certain time of the year, what time of the year does he say rain relates to?

Springtime.

100

What is the setting during the story?

The setting throughout the story is described as cold and gray.

100

What weather was To Build a Fire set in?

Winter, Snow

200

What type of climate is Maycomb county described as?

hot and humid.

200

The speaker mentions that we normally see summer as warm and happy but what does he also say it can be seen as?

Hot and miserable.

200

What is a major part of the story that the weather foreshadows overtime?

JFK dying.

200

When making a fire under a tree what happened which led to the fire not working?

The snow on top of the tree fell onto the fire.

300

What happened to Miss Maudies house in Chapter 8 even with the unlikely chance of this happening.

Fire, it burned down

300

While snow can be threatening with things like blizzards and avalanches but what can it also be?

It can be inviting and playful.

300

What time of the year did Elena hate the most?

Winter, because of the cold

300

What had the weather in to build a fire symbolize?

It symbolizes loneliness and cruelty.
400

In chapter 8 in TKAM what weather was seen as strange for Maycomb.

Snow, Winter

400

While fog can bring a more mysterious mood to a story what other type of weather can bring on similar feelings?

Rain

400

Throughout the passage the author mentions the weather multiple times, why does the author do this? 

They do this to highlight Elena's isolation and discomfort.

400

Throughout the passage snow was a large part of the story, what did the snow foreshadow?

It foreshadowed the evident death of the man. 

500

What was the weather described as when Jem and Scout were walking home after the play?

Unusually warm and dark, no moon out.

500

On page 59 and 60 in chapter 10 the speaker mentions their favorite snippet of poetry, what snippet of poetry is this? 

Shakespeares sonnet 73.

500

What does the weather symbolize?

The weather is used to symbolize Elenas emotions. 

500

How cold was the temperature said to be in to build a fire.

Seventy five below zero, -75F