What Does It Like Without The Sun Ray Bradbury

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The world needs something. In all summer in a day Ray Bradbury's characters want the joy from the sun. They haven't been up and playful as usual. As the sun sets on Venus with raindrops falling all the characters wish for a day with sun and heat. Through the story bradbury uses feelings and emotion to show what it's like without the sun. In the beginning the author uses Margot's speech to show how mad the kids can get when she explains the sun. She is from earth and the kids get senselessly mad because they don't think it fair. Another craft move is suspense from when she got locked up. She got locked in the closet because they don't want her to see the sun again. In the middle when the sun comes out and the kids are playing they feel good

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