All Summer In A Day Analysis

In the dystopian story, “All Summer in a Day,” by Ray Bradbury, it focuses on a girl named Margot who recently moved to Venus from Earth. Through this transition on the new planet, she discovers that the sun only comes out and is visible every seven years. There are several other children who live there, and who are between the ages of 9, meaning the last time they saw the Sun was when they were 2 years old. Disheartened Margot who had been living under the Sun for several years makes no effort to try to adapt to the new environment, as she is filled with sorrow about not being able to see the Sun. As a result, she does not socialize with the other children, as she can only remark about the Sun, making them feel jealous, and Margot being singled
Since, Margot can’t stand the sight of no Sun, and being left out, she too feels a different way about her life on Venus. According to the text, Margot states in her poem, “I think the sun is a flower, That blooms for just one hour.” We can clearly see her sorrow as she knows that when the day comes, the Sun will only be out for an hour on Venus, and then vanish for another 7 years. This fact truly depresses her in a way that she socially isn’t active and doesn’t like to be communicated with. After saying her poem, the boys said, “‘Aw, you didn’t write that!’ protested one of the boys.” Because Margot isn’t able to express herself as everyone would target her, she stays back and takes all the harassment in and feels like she doesn’t belong with these kids. It’s as if her humanity and her existence didn’t matter. She loses hope in seeing the Sun, and therefore, loses hope in trying to make friends with the children. This makes her even more miserable than she already is, making her feel like she doesn’t fit
As the children were jealous of Margot, it decreased her self-esteem and her hope to see the sun, which at the end had happened. The symbolism of them opening the closet door to let out Margot shows how the guilt had gotten to them and they couldn’t bear the pain. They had learned the misery and sorrow that Margot had been dealing with all these months and years. And now they felt it, as they ruined it for Margot, and won’t be able to see it for another 7 years. And still, in the end, the theme still seems to be that when you act out of jealousy, you will feel guilty and affect everyone around