There are many different ways to interpret a novel or short story. When we read literature, we do so to learn more about: ï· The human condition ï· The experience of loss and death ï· The structure of power in society and how it is implemented (including the issues that surround race and gender).
sultry. adj, -trier or-triest. 1. (Physical Geography) (of weather or climate) oppressively hot and humid. 2. characterized by or emitting oppressive heat. 3. displaying or suggesting passion; sensual: sultry eyes.
Meaning: Characterized by oppressive heat and humidity. Synonyms: stifling; sultry; sulfurous; sulphurous. Context examples: the summer was sultry and oppressive / the stifling atmosphere / the sulfurous atmosphere preceding a thunderstorm. Similar: hot (used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning)