How Does Ray Bradbury Use Symbols In All Summer In A Day

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In the short story All Summer In A Day by Ray Bradbury uses symbolism, similes, and hyperboles to show the kids eagerness to see the sun. All Summer In A Day is about a colony on Venus where the kids are going to see the sun for the first time in seven years, but most of the kids will do something evil to another kid. Bradbury wants readers to learn Jealousy can lead to selfish acts. In the story, Ray Bradbury uses symbolism to show the kids eagerness to see the sun. The sun can be symbolism of happiness and joy in the children. This can be supported with a sentence from the text. “The children lay out laughing.”. Bradbury also uses similes to show the kids eagerness to see the sun. This can be supported because in the text Bradbury wrote