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The Power Of Jealousy In All Summer In A Day By Ray Bradbury

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The short story All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury has many important themes readers can learn from it. However, the most prominent theme is the power of jealousy, and how envy can cause people to do things they can eventually regret. Students at Margot’s school loathe her because she was originally from earth, a place where the sun shines almost every day. Classmates in the short story were born Venus, and never remember when the sun last came out. The students bully Margot and push her around, but eventually they realize their mistakes and what they have done wrong. Margot is the only student at her school that remembers the sun. When other students hear this, they are immediately jealous. Margot has what they don’t, and they become bitter

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