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“Mean” by Taylor Swift is the song that best fits the conflict of “All Summer in a Day” because it shows that the children were disrespectful to Margot. Margot’s peers never believed her knowledge about the sun and did not respect that she was different hence why they were rude to her. The Author writes “What’re you looking at? Margot said nothing. Speak when your spoken to. He gave her a shove. But she did not move.” (Bradbury 2) William, one of Margot’s classmates, was bullying Margot both physically and emotionally. For instance, in this statement William pushes and critiques her. “Mean” portrays the exact manner that the children had concerning Margot.

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