Subj : to pull the door to against
To   : Anton Shepelev
From : Alexander Koryagin
Date : Mon Feb 17 2020 08:15:24

Hi, Anton Shepelev : Alexander Koryagin!
I read your message from 16.02.2020 22:16

 AK>> So in normal language the sentence will look like this:
 AK>> "... I closed the door because the rain was increasing."

 AS> It has a different meaning for two reasons: "close" can mean more
 AS> than just pulling to, and there is no indication of increasing rain
 AS> in the original.

There is no indication of increasing rain?
-----Beginning of the citation-----
Aware of the loud beating of my own heart I
pulled the door to against the increasing rain.
----- The end of the citation -----

 In that sentence, Gatsby's language *is* normal,
 AS> euphonic, and brief.

Why have you removed the citation?

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pull+to
-----Beginning of the citation-----
2. To drag, tug, or yank something shut. A noun or pronoun is used between 
"pull" and "to."
----- The end of the citation -----

IMHO "shut" speaks clearly about the result of the action.

Bye, Anton!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2020

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