Recently I read the short story “All Summer in a Day” by Ray Bradbury. I really enjoyed reading it, since the author’s descriptive writing illustrated the scenes for me to depict the story clearer. This, of course, meant that the sad story made me feel very sorry for Margot, who was bullied by the other kids. At first, I didn’t understand why she didn’t fight back, but eventually I understood what the author was trying to say. Margot, who was very lonely, was tormented because she was different. They had lived on Venus forever, and the last time the sun had come out had been when they were two. Margot went to Venus when she was four, and she could still remember the sun. They were jealous of her memories, and so it became anger at her difference. Then, of course, after they locked her in a closet the only day in seven years that the sun was supposed to come out, they felt guilty because they, too, had seen the sun. They were so excited that they forgot about Margot and then felt guilty. Because they had seen it then, they were no longer jealous, but because she hadn’t been able to see it, they felt guilty as well. While it was a very sad story, I still appreciated the author’s writing skills and his abilities to blend a message with a story. There’s also a video on YouTube. The show is played out well enough that it seems almost sadder than the story. I would rate it a 9.5/10 and recommend it to any readers in middle school or above.
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