Jealousy and Sunlight: Analysis of Bradbury's 'All Summer In a Day'

Have you ever thought about how terrible it would be to only see the sun every other week? How about once every 7 years? That’s how all the characters in Ray Bradbury's, “All Summer In a Day,” feel. The Main character, Margot, moved from Earth to Venus, where the sun only comes out every seven years. The other children are jealous of Margot because she was used to seeing the sun everyday, and the other children in her class don’t even remember seeing the sun. As a result, on the day that the sun was coming out for the first time in 7 years, Margot was being a bit rude and the children locked her in a closet. Margot ended up missing the sun and has to wait another 7 years to see it. In the story, “All Summer In a Day,” one theme is, jealousy

In the story Margot was actually being a bit stuck up, and acting like she was better than everyone else. One example of this would be in the story when another kid in her class tells her something and she acts like she didn’t even hear them. Then the child says, “Speak when you are spoken to.” Furthermore, she always writes about the sun, and talks about how beautiful and warm it is. She rubs it in their faces that she remembers the sun and they don't. It is kind of like telling a blind person how pretty something is, and that is very rude. This connects back to my idea, treat others how you wish to be treated, because Margot is being rude and bratty towards her classmates, so they are going to snotty to her too.

While sitting outside on a hot summer night, watching the sun fade away with every blink you take, you do not have to wonder if the sun will be back up in the morning because you already know it will. Unlike Margot who will not see the sun for another 7 years because of the other children in her class. This reminds us that jealousy hurts everyone, and holding a grudge does more harm than good. Next time jealousy creeps into your thoughts and actions stop and think about what you are about to do before you do it, so you do not regret something