All Summer in a Day - Analysis and Summary

This article provides an analysis and summary of Ray Bradbury's All Summer in a Day, a story about a group of children living on Venus who experience a transformative change after seeing the sun for the first time in seven years. The article explores the theme of transformation and the power of hope in the face of negativity.

Running head: ALL SUMMER IN A DAY
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Topic sentence:
The topic of the story is, ‘All summer in a day’. The author of the story is Ray
Bradbury. Summary and key points of the story:
The story is set on some other planet named Venus. It is known that the sun shines in
the Venus planet only for 2 hours but it happens only once in the seven years. The setting of
the story is such that the sun is about to rise. With the opening of the story the characters are
introduced. Margot and the other children are the characters of the story who have dwelled on
the planet for nine years. Margot is from Earth and she came there five years ago. She knew
the exact look of the sun as she felt it earlier but the students were not aware of the look of
the sun. They had a cruel and negative nature. They locked up Margot so that she could not
see the sun. However there was a transition in the character of the children. The ray of the sun
erased the negative shades from the children and brought new encouragement, strength in
their lives. On the other hand for Margot it was too late and she have to wait for another
seven years to see the sun (Lambert 2014).
Thesis:
The argument that is presented in the story is sun is actually a ray of hope for all.
Negative things can be rectified only by the brighter things. The ray of the sun washed away
the negative aspects from the children.
Point 1:
“I think the sun is a flower,
That blooms for just one hour.”

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This is a transition quote as sun has been described as a blooming flower that can bring
brightness in the negative lives of the children. The one hour is crucial for the people who
dwell in the planet. In that one hour their entire nature gets changed.
Point 2:
“They surged about her, caught her up and bore her, protesting,
And then pleading and then crying, into a tunnel, a room, a closet,
Where they slammed and locked the door.”
The phrase is a transition from hopelessness to hopeful nature of the children. The phrase
justifies the theme when it utters the words like, ‘pleading and crying’. This was the biggest
transition that is observed in the story. The children locked up Margot so that she could not
see the sun but later the ray of the sun removed the negative shades from their character.
They realized their fault and later they pleaded and cried for the same (Gale 2016).
Conclusion sentence:
Therefore from the above analysis this can be stated that the story depicts the
transformation of the children as a human being. They were rude and cruel. Summer was
something that was associated with bright and colorful. The sun acted as a changing medium
for them. It was like an exploration for them. They realized that there was many things
unknown in the world and therefore the theme of transformation was justified.

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References
Gale, C.L., 2016. A Study Guide for Ray Bradbury's" Dandelion Wine". Gale, Cengage
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Lambert, S., 2014. Reader Response ENGL 305: Literary Theory and Writing December 1,
2014 Filling the Gap: Dissatisfaction in Ray Bradbury’s “All Summer in a Day”.