All Summer In A Day Essay

COMPELLING CONTRASTS “Strength lies in differences, not in similarities.” This amazing quote by Stephen Cowen says that we are all unique, and differences are what make people special. In All Summer in a Day, and in the artwork titled “Lonely Little Duck,” there is a similar theme - our differences are what make us unique. Though we are all different in some way, these differences make us beautiful special. The theme of differences is conveyed in the short story because of how the other students treated Margot. Margot was very different from all of the children in many ways. The theme is first seen when the author writes, “And then, of course, the biggest crime of all was that she had come here only five years ago from Earth, and she remembered the sun and the way

She was born on Earth in Ohio, and could remember the sun and the sky. The children were jealous of her being able to remember what the sun looked like, so they disliked her for it. The difference between birthplaces and memories caused trouble between Margot and the other children. Another example in the text is, “And once, a month ago, she had refused to shower in the school shower rooms, had clutched her hands to her ears and over her head, screaming the water mustn't touch her head. So after that, dimly, dimly; she sensed it, she was different and they knew her difference and kept away.” This quote is a great example for the theme of differences, because of her reaction to water. Margot wasn’t used to so much water, and too much of it was hard for her to handle. This made her different from the other children, because they were very used to rain, and were too small to remember the last time the sun came out seven years ago. Margot had lived on Earth for five years in a fairly warm, sunny climate. While all of Margot’s classmates’ memories consisted of