The Day Rosa Parks Summary

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The theme “All summer in a day “ and “The day Rosa parks was arrested. Before I tell you the theme I have to tell you what theme is it is anything that can support it with textual evidence.So it is when Margot was in the closet and it was unfair that she did not get to see the sun until seven years. My evidence is when the boy said, “Hey everyone, let’s put her in the closet before the teacher comes.”Also when they just came in from the rain and one girl was sad that they put Margot in the closet and she did not get to see the sun.And in“The day Rosa parks was arrested“it was unfair that Rosa had to get up out of her seat for a white person. So my evidence is when the bus driver said that she will have to get or he will call the law ,but she

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