wave 2

  The fact that it is cold on Gethen is explained in the beginning of the story. This contributes to the loneliness of characters at some point in the novel because the physical description of how the coldness is described.It is like, how the wind blows, when the characters are lonely of course. To be honest, the coldness and isolation should go together. I wouldn't see it any other way, like, if someone is lonely, they are usually in cold, or is that just how I see it? I don't think the weather has any big effects of being lonely, but the wind should be blowing at least. I think the fact that the chills all around the character represents the loneliness of the person and the warmth that is lost in the heart because he or she is lonely. The weather is quote on quote "bitter" like most people when they are lonely. The fact that Genley is the only different specimen on the planet; it opens up an introduction of the planet's setting and it gives more of an insight on how cold it is on Gethen, making it more evident of the loneliness.

  Other than that, I think the coldness is just going to get colder, so then it well just keep on adding more lonely vibes to it. The part in the beginning where it really describes the coldness; I think that really establishes a foreshadow of loneliness, that is going to happen later in the story, and it doesn't fail. The fact that Genley goes to jail, it gives us more isolation represented by that, and ultimately gets colder from that. It's really simple, more coldness, more loneliness.