Analysis Of All Summer In A Day By Ray Bradbury

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The story, “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury is about a nine-year-old girl named Margot. Four years ago, Margot moved from her home planet, Earth, to Venus. On Venus, it has been raining for seven years straight. That implies that the other kids in Margot’s class don’t remember how the sun looks like because they would’ve been two when they last saw it. But Margot remembers how the sun looks like and is happy when the scientists on Venus say it is going to come out. The story goes on with events revolving around Margot’s relationship with her classmates to the appearance and disappearance of the sun.

The main idea of this story is that everyone is different but they should still be treated equally. You shouldn’t treat someone

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