Often times, we as humans let our emotions get the best of us and it overcomes our rational thinking even without us realizing. In the story, "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury, a nine year old girl named Margot wanted to see the sun. However, the other children in her class bully her, envious of how they can not remember what the sun looks like, but she can. With all these feelings clouding their thoughts, they end up locking in her a closet, causing her to miss the view of the sun that only comes once every seven years on Venus. Irrational thinking made them take away something important to her, and at the end of it all they realized what they had done― only it was too late. This story seems to convey the importance of understanding whether your actions are true or just driven by your current emotional state.
The story starts off with these children bullying Margot out of jealousy of how she was able to remember and picture the sun, and because she was quiet and continued to allow it to happen. For instance, “when the class sang songs about happiness and life and games her lips barely moved. Only when they sang about the sun and the summer did her lips move as she watched the drenched windows.” It’s clear how this quote shows that her memory of the sun was
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bright and since many of the children did not have these memories, it can cause them to feel anger. Furthermore, as mentioned, the fact that Margot often did not react back or tell an adult, gave the other children an opportunity to continue making fun of her. Specifically, "He gave her a shove. But she did not move; rather she let herself be moved only by him and nothing else." This suggests that these kids took their anger towards her and turned it into a way to make them feel better as they push her down. They also most likely do not understand the severity of their actions against her, because she would only stand still. Whilst emotionally abusing her, with a sense of ‘mob mentality’, these kids most likely assumed if she wasnt crying or bleeding, that it was okay for them to continue doing this. They had not stopped to think about what they were doing, which in turn caused the situation to escalate. During the middle of the story, when Margot had finally spoken up about something, it caused the kids ended up responding in a harsh way. For instance, “Then, for the first time, she turned and looked at him. And what she was waiting for was in her eyes.” Driven by her hope, faith, and happiness that the sun would soon be appearing, Margot finally turned to face the bullies. To show them what she believes is strong and that even though she’s been abused by them, it was all worth it for this one hour she gets to be with the sun. However this, in a way, backlashed on her. With anger towards how Margot decided to speak up, the children made an extremely irrational decision― to lock her in a closet. For example, “They surged about her, caught her up and bore her, protesting, and then pleading, and then crying, back into a tunnel, a room, a closet, where they slammed and locked the door… They heard her muffled cries. Then, smiling, they turned and went out and back down the tunnel, just as the teacher arrived.” Their actions were harsh due to how they let their emotions get the best of them. If even just one of them had to stop to think about what they were doing, it could’ve possibly changed the outcome of the situation. This part really proves how important it is to just stop for one second and analyze whether your actions are based off of what you truly believe is best, or out of frustration or such. At the end of the end of the story the children had finally realized their cruel actions. They all had taken an important thing from someone who can’t ever get it back. For instance, “Then one of them gave a little cry. ‘Margot.’ They stood as if some had driven them, like so many stakes, into the floor.” They were able to enjoy dancing in the sun, and forgot all about Margot. These kids just constantly allow their emotions to get the best of them, whether anger or joy. Overwhelmed with emotion, they continuously make decisions without understanding the consequences of it. Further into the story, the consequences of acting upon irrational thoughts suddenly struck. For example, “Their faces were solemn and pale. They looked at their hands and feet, their faces down. ‘Margot.’” Though it wasn't amidst the fun they were happening, the feeling of guilt had rushed down after. Although the kids had been bullying Margot for along time, it never seemed to bother them until now. When you don’t think about what you’re doing, you can end up going too far. Testing someone’s patience one thing, but taking away something you can’t give back is something that can’t be forgiven. The amount of shame and guilt they will soon feel will most likely be immense. This moment especially shows how important it is to stop for one second and think, “Do I want to do this? Or am I just emotional?” In brief, All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury expresses how envy can drive people to hurt others.
Though you can’t control how you feel, you can stop― even for just a second, and analyze what you’re doing. When you look back at this moment, will you regret it? Or will you be glad you did what you think is the right thing to do in that moment? Though our emotions can be what pushes us to strive to complete or start things, it’s not an excuse for us humans allow ourselves to be overcome with irrational thoughts and behaviors. Jealousy and envy can drive unjustifiable actions to occur, but it can be less frequent so long as we stop to process whether what we plan to do is because of our emotional state or
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In the story it says, “About how it was like a lemon, it was, and how hot . . . I think the sun is a flower, That blooms for just one hour.” This connects back to my idea that outcasts are sometimes the solution to society’s problems. Due to this quote, Margot’s statement about the sun is what makes her an outsider in the eyes of society. Later in the passage, it is revealed that Margot’s statement about the sun was correct and solved the problem of what the children think the sun resembles.
Margot goes to school with classmates that resent her. They hate her for having seen the sun, something they wanted so badly. This jealousy led to an overwhelming hatred that they were reminded of any time they saw her. Her classmates let their hatred take over and they locked her in a closet as revenge for the pain she had caused them all. But unlike Wendy and Peter from The Veldt, Margot was affected negatively from her classmateś actions.
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One possible main idea is that this short story is about how actions lead to regret. Support for this theme comes at the end of the story, where the children are described as stakes driven into the ground. This regret came after the children denied Margot the ability to be out in the sun after it had finally come out. Another theme is that the allure of rare things or events can induce powerful emotions. Support for this is present during the end of the story, where the kids run around in the sun and experience joy like never before. A final argument for the theme can be made of the idea that people never realize how much things are worth until they are gone. Evidence for this theme takes form in the shape of a depressed Margot, who is always sad and moping in the story, something that the author says is because she misses the sun on Earth. Although all of these themes have some support, none of have enough evidence and backing to be the true
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