All Summer In A Day Characterization
Can you deal with constant rain? In “All Summer in a Day”, by Ray Bradbury, is about humans who live in an underground city on Venus. It is constantly raining except for one hour every seven years. The main character Margot recently moved to Venus. She is the only one of her classmates who remembers the sun. Her classmates hate her because they were only two years old since the last time the sun came out. None of her classmates treat her fairly because she is the only one who has a memory of the sun. Additionally, the kids on Venus are jealous of Margot so they treat her with inequality because of her differences and experiences the theme is shown in the story when they deny her description of the sun, harass her, and put her in the closet.
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My primary example that the author uses to portray theme is when Margot’s classmates exclaim that she’s lying when she describes the sun.
However, they asked her to play with them, but she said no. Margot says, “It’s like a penny,” and then her classmates say, “No it’s not!”, then Margot keeps on going, “It’s like a fire, in the stove”, the children reply, “You’re lying, you don’t remember!”(Bradbury, 1954). Furthermore, this shows that her classmates don’t want her to be right because they are jealous of her. They are mean to Margot, because she is the only one with the memory of the sun. This is significant because jealousy clouds the children’s judgement. The children do more to hurt Margot Additionally, another way Bradbury portrays theme is when the children constantly harass Margot and don’t leave her alone. An example of that is how William, one of Margot’s classmates, won’t leave her in peace. Margot is looking out the window into the rain, and William interrupts, “What’re you looking at?,” Margot doesn’t reply and William gets angered, “Speak when you’re spoken to.” (Bradbury, 1954). This shows how they will not leave Margot alone, just because she remembers the sun. This is significant because Margot cannot be left alone without one of her classmates harassing
her. Bradbury portrays theme is when her classmates throw her in the closet right before the sun came out.. Margot was excited because the scientists predicted that the sun would come out that day. One of her classmates said, “All a joke!” he seized her roughly, “Hey, everyone, let’s put her in a closet before the teacher comes!.” (Bradbury, 1954). This shows that the kids are jealous of Margot and don’t want her to see the sun, because she used to see it everyday. This is significant, because the children’s jealousy made Margot miss an event that only happens once every seven years. To conclude, the children of Venus treat Margot poorly because they were jealous of her memory of the sun. This is shown when they say that she’s lying when Margot describes the sun. This is also shown when they harass her and put her in the closet. The children felt bad and had a better after they locked Margot in the closet. This is significant because it shows that jealousy clouds the children’s judgement.
My primary example that the author uses to portray theme is when Margot’s classmates exclaim that she’s lying when she describes the sun.
However, they asked her to play with them, but she said no. Margot says, “It’s like a penny,” and then her classmates say, “No it’s not!”, then Margot keeps on going, “It’s like a fire, in the stove”, the children reply, “You’re lying, you don’t remember!”(Bradbury, 1954). Furthermore, this shows that her classmates don’t want her to be right because they are jealous of her. They are mean to Margot, because she is the only one with the memory of the sun. This is significant because jealousy clouds the children’s judgement. The children do more to hurt Margot Additionally, another way Bradbury portrays theme is when the children constantly harass Margot and don’t leave her alone. An example of that is how William, one of Margot’s classmates, won’t leave her in peace. Margot is looking out the window into the rain, and William interrupts, “What’re you looking at?,” Margot doesn’t reply and William gets angered, “Speak when you’re spoken to.” (Bradbury, 1954). This shows how they will not leave Margot alone, just because she remembers the sun. This is significant because Margot cannot be left alone without one of her classmates harassing
her. Bradbury portrays theme is when her classmates throw her in the closet right before the sun came out.. Margot was excited because the scientists predicted that the sun would come out that day. One of her classmates said, “All a joke!” he seized her roughly, “Hey, everyone, let’s put her in a closet before the teacher comes!.” (Bradbury, 1954). This shows that the kids are jealous of Margot and don’t want her to see the sun, because she used to see it everyday. This is significant, because the children’s jealousy made Margot miss an event that only happens once every seven years. To conclude, the children of Venus treat Margot poorly because they were jealous of her memory of the sun. This is shown when they say that she’s lying when Margot describes the sun. This is also shown when they harass her and put her in the closet. The children felt bad and had a better after they locked Margot in the closet. This is significant because it shows that jealousy clouds the children’s judgement.