The short story, All Summer in a Day, by Ray Bradbury, is about trust and reveals how humans believe in certain people, but not others. For example, people trust scientists, but not their co-worker named Bill, who only watches conspiracy theories. People also don’t believe in stuff that they don’t want to do, like an upcoming death of a loved one or pet, so they tell themselves something else is going to happen, even though it’s not true. Sometimes humans cherry pick evidence and use it to support their arguments, even if it’s totally wrong. The short story, All Summer in a Day, by Ray Bradbury, is about trust and how it’s stretched, reshaped, and pushed away.
An example of this is people only trust the authorities, but not their peers. The kids in the short story, All Summer in a Day, by Ray Bradbury, don’t trust Margot when she talks about the sun appearing, but when the teacher says that the sun will pop up, they are a little less skeptical. This evidence show that the children only trust people who
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The short story, All Summer in a Day, by Ray Bradbury, the students lock Margot in a closet, even though she was just repeating the information of what the scientists said, because they believed she was wrong, but was later proved otherwise. This shows that people may be right, even if on the contrary, you hate them for who they are. The truth doesn’t change through the people who speak it. Also, All Summer in a Day, by Ray Bradbury, Margot says she has seen the sun, but the children say in paragraph 28, “‘You’re lying, you don’t remember!’” This can show that skepticism can blind humans. The children don’t trust Margot’s memory, because of jealousy and lack of respect. To conclude, the short story All Summer in a Day, by Ray Bradbury, doesn’t support the claim that skepticism should be used at all times, and it tells to be a little more leaned