People around the world have to find a way to feel comforted from the discomfort of the environment around them. Anne McCaffrey’s and Ray Bradbury’s short stories “The Smallest Dragonboy” and “All Summer in a Day” both show that when someone is of a different nature to the “norm”, he might be ridiculed by others. Because of the constant bullying, that person will try to cope with it.
In many stories, authors try to show that when someone is of a different nature to the “norm”, he might be ridiculed by others. Because of the constant bullying, that person will try to cope with it. In Anne McCaffrey’s short story “The Smallest Dragonboy” the antagonist, Keevan, is constantly called names like babe and “too small” and “too young” by Beterli.. Because of this, Keevan dreams about what it would be like if he got a dragon. He thinks to himself, “I simply have to Impress a dragon my first time in the Hatching Ground. Then no one in the Weyr would taunt me anymore for being so small.” This is his way of coping with the bullying. If he proves Beterli wrong no one would bully …show more content…
Because of the constant bullying, he might find a way to deal with it. Margot’s, the main character’s, classmates are bullying her and saying that she is lying about being the only one to see the sun and she is left out because of it. She misses the warmth and light of the sun so she decides to dream about it. She does this to help feel at home and to feel the warmth of. Her writings also give her a sense of homeliness. In one poem she wrote, “I think the sun is a flower, That blooms for just one hour.” Her classmates refused to believe that there was such a thing and said, “Aw, you didn’t write that!’ protested one of the boys. ‘I did,’ said Margot. ‘I did.” When others oppress someone like Margot, they will do whatever it takes to feel
In many stories, authors try to show that when someone is of a different nature to the “norm”, he might be ridiculed by others. Because of the constant bullying, that person will try to cope with it. In Anne McCaffrey’s short story “The Smallest Dragonboy” the antagonist, Keevan, is constantly called names like babe and “too small” and “too young” by Beterli.. Because of this, Keevan dreams about what it would be like if he got a dragon. He thinks to himself, “I simply have to Impress a dragon my first time in the Hatching Ground. Then no one in the Weyr would taunt me anymore for being so small.” This is his way of coping with the bullying. If he proves Beterli wrong no one would bully …show more content…
Because of the constant bullying, he might find a way to deal with it. Margot’s, the main character’s, classmates are bullying her and saying that she is lying about being the only one to see the sun and she is left out because of it. She misses the warmth and light of the sun so she decides to dream about it. She does this to help feel at home and to feel the warmth of. Her writings also give her a sense of homeliness. In one poem she wrote, “I think the sun is a flower, That blooms for just one hour.” Her classmates refused to believe that there was such a thing and said, “Aw, you didn’t write that!’ protested one of the boys. ‘I did,’ said Margot. ‘I did.” When others oppress someone like Margot, they will do whatever it takes to feel