Margot Monologue

All summer in a day,
Imagine yourself living on Venus, a planet where it has been raining nonstop for seven years. Then Imagine being the only one among your friends and classmates who still remember the rain, because you once had a life on earth. This is the life of Margot, a frail nine-year-old girl who rarely speaks, who does not play with the other children and who, according to the rumors, might be sent back to earth because of her depression, despite the loss of thousands of dollars for her family. On Venus, the sun does only shine once every seven years. When we are introduced to the story, the day has finally come when the sun will shine for two hours. The children are running, crying, laughing and playing in the sunlight. It is obvious
Not only doesn’t the teacher notice that one of her students are gone, none of the children remembers the fact that their classmate is still locked in the closet during the two single hours of sunlight. When they are all inside and the rain has begun its endless pouring, they are struck by reality and realize what they have done. · “They could not meet each other’s glances. Their faces were solemn and pale. They looked at their hands and feet, their faces
The reason why me and so many others have taken a liking in this short story is the strong message cleverly portrayed in this unique story. The message of enjoying the small things in life and not taking everything for granted, like sun or our planet. And a theme that we can all relate to, anticipation and exclusion. In my opinion, Ray Bradbury is doing an excellent work portraying the characters. Without him telling us the feelings and thoughts of the characters we still now exactly how they feel, and one does sympathize with Margot right from the beginning. · “The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed, peering out for a look at the hidden