Envy And Jealousy In 'Summer In A Day'

The author of ¨All Summer in a Day”, Ray Bradbury, effectively shows the true nature of envy and jealousy through an important passage that adds to the story's plot. The passage shows that longing can cause people to become desperate and end up impulsively lashing out, inflicting harm on others. The beginning of the passage depicts Margot, a nine year old girl living on Venus, as an outsider. ¨She was a very frail girl who looked as if she has been lost in the rain for years and the rain had washed out the blue from her eyes and the red from her mouth and the yellow from her hair.” This quote signifies that the constant rain has seriously and negatively affected her.. The rain has ¨washed her away¨, leaving only a shell of her former self. The strong use of imagery conveys that she isn’t content with her life on Venus and would much rather return to Earth. She doesn't interact or socialize with

The conflict stems from envy and jealousy towards Margot, whose parents are considering taking her back to Earth. The other children felt angry that Margot would be able to enjoy the sun when she goes to Earth soon while they will remain in a endless rainy, gray cycle deprived of the sun, happiness, and bundle of life. The children quickly became irritated and started to push and shove Margot, locking her in a closet just as the sun was coming out. In final analysis, Ray Bradbury demonstrates the consequences of envy and jealousy through his use of the characters, plot and the setting. The passage effectively shows the development of the characters using strong figurative language such as imagery ,metaphors, similes and word choice. The children wanted to see the sun for the first time in forever which was supposedly coming out today according to Margot, but they were so skeptical and angry,so they savagely locked her in a closet just as the sun was