Gray Skies Tomorrow Book Report

Mexican author, Silvia Molina, writes the novel, Gray Skies Tomorrow, a narrative of a young Mexican girl who travels to London to attend Oxford University and her life there within a two-year span. Although not exactly an autobiography, the author writes first-person and describes events in her life as well as fictional events as she compares her new, exciting life in London, where she meets other fellow Mexicans and Latin Americans she shares her common interests with to her old life and culture in Mexico. The author portrays the vibrant life of Mexico City in contrast to the way of life in London through tiny details of climate, economy, and culture.
In the book, the female protagonist contrasts the dreary weather of London to the tropical weather of Mexico. Seeing that Mexico has a dry season half of the year, it would be understandable why she would complain how “it’s raining today” or similar phrases about being cold or cloudy in every chapter. Campeche, the city where the main character is from and speaks frequently about, is located in the southern part of Mexico on the Yucatan Peninsula. Campeche has a tropical-wet climate with Cenozoic formations and deposits like Mexican amber, clay, shale, etc. Because of the tropical climate caused by the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and the maritime tropical air masses (mT), 83% of the area is covered in tropical
However, the book provides the evidence that proves that Mexico is its own specialized world. The climate and the geographical features along with the history of the land offers a culture that can only be found in Mexico, whether it be in Mexico City of Central Mexico or Campeche which is located on the Yucatan Peninsula. The author provides a great description of the life in Mexico in comparison to her venture in London, giving the reader of taste of her