Wave 2 Discussion

    The Gethenian cold makes it impossible for the people in the story to cooperate and socialize with others, leaving them stranded in one place, without much to go to.  The truth is that this particular topic can also be referred to in real life by particular scenarios.  First, the cold weather makes it hard for people to travel.  Just like snow that blocks roadways or pathways to walk or drive through, much of the snow being told in the story is very evident in the hardships the people face.  The snow keeps the people from entering or exiting places, and can give them a very hard time to get them out of the way.  The cold makes people freeze once they are outside.  The harsh weather occurring would prevent people to even go outdoors because all they could feel are frostbites.  It is as if the cold is biting on their skin with so much effort that they would make them unable to move.  So in short, without the use of traveling and even going outdoors, the weather has forced the Gethenians to stay in one place for a very long time.  The people are stuck either with valuable items to invest on for survival, or even without anything to thrive on.  If this occurrence would last for a much longer period of time, then everything would just be out of hand for the poor victims; thus, loneliness is present.  Without anyone by their side or anyone to rely to, it is sometimes hard for the Gethenians to know what is going on on the "other side" of the story.  Just like in real life, when someone is trapped in a cave filled with snow, that person would not be able to know if any rescue is coming because he either doesn't have a cellphone, or there is absolutely no service inside the cave.  Isolation and loneliness is very hard to thrive into, because it will take a few times to get used to these feelings.  The cold and snow in the story do not just play a role as a weather phenomena year round, but rather as a force that separates regular activities and changes them into difficult tasks to fall onto.  This also indicates that Gethenians live a hard live when it comes to the winter season.