The unknown author describes in the poem adventure of the brave and courageous Sir Gawain who challenges the Green Knight. The passage that starts Part II of the poem illustrates the feast given to honor Sir Gawain for his bravery and courage after he meets the first challenge of the Green Knight. The author clearly relates to the Christian traditions in the text. After Christmas comes, the time of Lent, a period of penance when people fast and get ready for the Easter holidays. This is also the time when everything becomes alive.
Many animals wake up from the winter rest and all the plants become green.
The unknown author creates for the reader a calm and easy mood while describing the seasons of spring and summer. With fall comes death, and the author tries to emphasize the fall of the Green Knight again, through the changing of the seasons The Author illustrates Gawain's bravery. Sir Gawain is ready to leave to search for the Green Knight. He could have simply left Camelot and never returned. However, he chooses the option of keeping his word and searching for the Green Knight even though he knows that his head will be on the block when he reaches his goal.