“The Big Chill,” by Gary Soto, expresses the emotion and loss of faded love. The poem makes the point that love goes away over time. The poem starts by saying, “We have lost something” (Soto 27). This refers not to a physical object but the feelings that made their love special. She no longer has those emotions that gave her relationship meaning. Throughout the poem there are references to Fall and Winter. In this case Fall is when things begin to die and Winter is cold and lonely. The use of these seasons help accomplish a sad mood throughout the poem.
When people fall in love they become envious. They are not jealous of their partner but the other people. In the poem “Burrs and Thistles,” by Gary Soto, the factors of envious love are explained
