identify with the character of margot in the story All summer in a day and put yourself in the place of the character to explain your actions being in the given circumstances
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The Main Characters of "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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K-12
By
Melissa Harr
Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day" was adapted for television in 1982.
Ray Bradbury first saw the publication of his short story “All Summer in a Day” in the March 1954 issue of “The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.” In the story, children living on the planet Venus eagerly await the cessation of rain and appearance of the sun, an event that only occurs once every seven years. Although the story is short, each character is developed richly and portrayed vividly.
The Protagonist: Margot
Margot is a delicate and pale child, one who keeps to herself. Having moved to Venus at the age of 4, she can remember life without the constant drumming of raindrops, life with golden sunshine. Because the other children have only memories of Venus and its wet atmosphere, they cannot understand Margot and her longing for a different life. This difference in perspectives creates in Margot an easy target for bullying; it also causes her to remain apart from the other 9-year-olds, giving her an air of loneliness and sadness.
The Antagonist: William
William is the main bully, the character who might be said to embody the feelings of the rest of the children and the one who goads them on. Acting, perhaps, from a sense of jealousy and the inability to understand Margot, he speaks harshly to her and shoves her, encouraging the other children to treat her in the same hostile manner. Bradbury does not describe William’s physical characteristics, so the character might be understood to be a type for bullies’ actions, not their appearances.
The Antagonist’s Support: The Children
Margot and William are the only named characters in the story, with the rest of the students in the classroom being referred to en masse as the children. These children are followers; they support William’s actions and don't consider how their actions will affect Margot. Their thoughtlessness doesn’t extend merely to Margot, either. By following William blindly, they don’t consider the impact their actions might have on their own feelings. They are creatures of the moment, and they experience enjoyment and displeasure according to the nature of the strongest stimulus in front of them.
The Inaccessible Authority: The Teacher
The teacher is neither named nor described by Bradbury, making her more of a token outside authority than a true part of the children’s world. She performs her teacher’s duties, reprimanding William for being cruel to Margot, but only in a limited capacity; she ultimately doesn’t see or understand what is happening with the children. The children, then, might be seen as governing themselves despite the seeming presence of authority.