The story is called A Summer's Reading although George did not read in summer at all. Nevertheless, the process of the realization of who he was, what he was looking for and what he had to do in order to achieve his goal took place during the summer. It was an inner reading. The summer was very hot, stifling and sterile, which reflected George's state of mind. George pulled himself together and went to the library to read in the autumn, which is the season of the beginning of the school year