The short story All Summer in a Day, by Ray Bradbury is about the benefits of the sun and reveals that individuals don’t realize the worth of something, until it’s gone. These characters did not realize the many benefits of the sun. In the text it states, “the rain had washed out the blue from her eyes and the red from her mouth and the yellow from her hair”, demonstrating that without the sun, these children were colourless and pale (Bradbury 1-2). As well, without having the sun, these children did not have a positive mindset, and were always complaining with the environment. When, “(t)he sun came out ... and the jungle burned with sunlight as the children, released from their spell, rushed out, yelling into the springtime... Oh, it’s better