In the text “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury, Margot is a recent arrival from Earth and onto Venus. In the story, Margot has a special something that none of the other kids in her class have. A memory of the sun. Many of the children in Margot’s class long for the sun. Unfortunately, the sun only comes out once every seven years on Venus. When the children figure out that Margot has seen the sun, jealousy overcomes them and they decide to pick on Margot and bully her. The lesson that the story suggests is that you can’t let jealousy force you to bully people because you will end up bullying yourself.

From the very beginning of the text, we notice how Margot stays away from the other children. We also notice how the children are so desperate to see the sun. These children have not seen the sun in years, therefore they cannot wait to have the experience of seeing the sun. In the text it states, “The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed, peering out for a look at the hidden sun. It rained. It had been raining for seven years; thousands upon thousands of days compounded and filled from one end to the other with rain, with the drum and gush of water, with the sweet crystal fall of showers and the concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves come over the islands.” As you can see, through this use of imagery, the author shows the student’s need for the sun. By having the author show how the student’s need the sun, he also shows