Analysis Of All Summer In A Day By Ray Bradbury

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In All Summer In A Day, by Ray Bradbury, shows that anger is never the solution to your anxiety. This is a very interesting story about a little girl who just wanted to go back home, but the other students did not agree. This story also shows that jealousy can,lead you to do terrible things. The kids that live on Venus, have not seen the sun since they were two years old. Margot, on the other hand just moved to Venus from Earth(Ohio) where the sun is always shining. The kids from Venus have been waiting seven years for the sun to come out and they feel anxious. They are envious of Margot because they know that she remembers what the sun looks like and feels like, but they do not. When the day comes, that the sun is supposed to come out,

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