In “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, a group of school children on the planet Venus wait for the first time the sun will show in seven years. Margot is from Earth and had memories of the sun from when she was four years old and was locked in a closet by the other children. Wishing they had witnessed the sun, the children were pushed by envy to lock Margot away from the sun. The poem “Envy” by Mary Lamb depicts a rose-tree that is unable to see its own beauty. Similar to “All Summer in a Day,” this poem reveals the blinding power of envy.
At the beginning of the story, the gathered children are watching the gushing storms of rain that they have known all their lives. Margot realizes that she is different from the children who have no recollection of the sun. Without having seen the sun for many years, Margot wrights “I think the sun is a flower, that blooms for just one hour” as a poem. The day before, the children were learning about the sun and one of the boys refused to believe that Margot actually wrote her poem about it. Although it is short, the imagery of the poem stirs up the boy’s envy of Margot’s experience.
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A rose-tree is depicted at the start of the poem that is unable to change its “natural bent” – it cannot grow other flowers. In “All Summer in a Day,” any attempt for the children to witness the sun, except for waiting, is futile. Lamb points out that envy of other flowers is pointless because the tree has its own reasons to be content. Why should a rose-tree be envious of other flowers when it has its own beautiful rose and luscious scent? The speaker of the poem reveals the blind senselessness of envy in asserting that all “envious persons” can find something special about themselves to be proud of. Even if they have never seen the sun, the children of the story are unique and have their own experiences to
At the beginning of the story, the gathered children are watching the gushing storms of rain that they have known all their lives. Margot realizes that she is different from the children who have no recollection of the sun. Without having seen the sun for many years, Margot wrights “I think the sun is a flower, that blooms for just one hour” as a poem. The day before, the children were learning about the sun and one of the boys refused to believe that Margot actually wrote her poem about it. Although it is short, the imagery of the poem stirs up the boy’s envy of Margot’s experience.
To the children living on Venus, …show more content…
A rose-tree is depicted at the start of the poem that is unable to change its “natural bent” – it cannot grow other flowers. In “All Summer in a Day,” any attempt for the children to witness the sun, except for waiting, is futile. Lamb points out that envy of other flowers is pointless because the tree has its own reasons to be content. Why should a rose-tree be envious of other flowers when it has its own beautiful rose and luscious scent? The speaker of the poem reveals the blind senselessness of envy in asserting that all “envious persons” can find something special about themselves to be proud of. Even if they have never seen the sun, the children of the story are unique and have their own experiences to