The following paragraph is explaining the connection between a news article about bullying that can be read here and the short story All Summer in a Day:
Bullying is a crime that happens everywhere - a town in Massachusetts; a whole other planet. Although one story is fiction, these stories share several similarities. For example, both were done by children who viewed the victim as "unacceptable" in a certain way. In one case, the victim was in a relationship with a guy who was too popular for her - the "mean" girls intended her to learn her place. In the other situation, Margot was envied because of her ability to return to Earth and was also unacceptable because of her attitude, and thus she also became a victim. Furthermore, in both situations the victims were left out in something, or missed it: Margot was locked in a closet and therefore missed seeing the sun, while Phoebe of South Hadley missed the rest of life because she was forced to end hers early. Through their unique situations, both Margot and Phoebe were deprived of something, whether it be life or the sun, by means of bullying.
The following paragraph is explaining the connection between the book the Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks and the short story All Summer in a Day:
In both stories, bullying is an important concept, driving the beginning of the plot of the Way of Shadows as the protagonist tries to apprentice to a "wetboy" (assassin) in order to kill the bully, who has permanently maimed one of his friends and threatens to attack another. In both stories, the boy who bullies the protagonist manipulates other children in order to get his will and causes the victim to change, or at least, such is likely as in All Summer in a Day one can only assume that Margot (the victim) was greatly impacted by her loss of hope as she was forced to wait another seven years. Bullying is a significant part in both stories - driving the plots as well as the characters.
The following paragraph is explaining the connection between a news article about monsoons and the short story All Summer in a Day:
The article linked above describes monsoons in Asia, and their impacts. There are many similarities in the impacts versus the impacts on Venus (describes the children remaining inside and the environment being affected). Also, in both scenarios the rain continuously pours, although on Earth only for a season, but it likely seems like eternity to those experiencing it. Rain is a relentless force that can be both a blessing and a curse - a curse in these scenarios.
The following paragraph is explaining the connection between the story All Summer in a Day and myself:
Margot and I both live our lives waiting for something - while her wait is seven years mine is a mere six months. Twice each year, I visit the countryside of Quebec, the only place I feel remotely happy, a place where I can visit my friends who I haven't seen for a long time. Both fading into shadows of our selves during our wait, the six months are agonizing for me, and the seven years for even worse for Margot. Margot and I both spend our lives in anticipation for an event.
Bullying is a crime that happens everywhere - a town in Massachusetts; a whole other planet. Although one story is fiction, these stories share several similarities. For example, both were done by children who viewed the victim as "unacceptable" in a certain way. In one case, the victim was in a relationship with a guy who was too popular for her - the "mean" girls intended her to learn her place. In the other situation, Margot was envied because of her ability to return to Earth and was also unacceptable because of her attitude, and thus she also became a victim. Furthermore, in both situations the victims were left out in something, or missed it: Margot was locked in a closet and therefore missed seeing the sun, while Phoebe of South Hadley missed the rest of life because she was forced to end hers early. Through their unique situations, both Margot and Phoebe were deprived of something, whether it be life or the sun, by means of bullying.
The following paragraph is explaining the connection between the book the Way of Shadows by Brent Weeks and the short story All Summer in a Day:
In both stories, bullying is an important concept, driving the beginning of the plot of the Way of Shadows as the protagonist tries to apprentice to a "wetboy" (assassin) in order to kill the bully, who has permanently maimed one of his friends and threatens to attack another. In both stories, the boy who bullies the protagonist manipulates other children in order to get his will and causes the victim to change, or at least, such is likely as in All Summer in a Day one can only assume that Margot (the victim) was greatly impacted by her loss of hope as she was forced to wait another seven years. Bullying is a significant part in both stories - driving the plots as well as the characters.
The following paragraph is explaining the connection between a news article about monsoons and the short story All Summer in a Day:
The article linked above describes monsoons in Asia, and their impacts. There are many similarities in the impacts versus the impacts on Venus (describes the children remaining inside and the environment being affected). Also, in both scenarios the rain continuously pours, although on Earth only for a season, but it likely seems like eternity to those experiencing it. Rain is a relentless force that can be both a blessing and a curse - a curse in these scenarios.
The following paragraph is explaining the connection between the story All Summer in a Day and myself:
Margot and I both live our lives waiting for something - while her wait is seven years mine is a mere six months. Twice each year, I visit the countryside of Quebec, the only place I feel remotely happy, a place where I can visit my friends who I haven't seen for a long time. Both fading into shadows of our selves during our wait, the six months are agonizing for me, and the seven years for even worse for Margot. Margot and I both spend our lives in anticipation for an event.
