Because only Margot remembers the sun, her poem and recollections are the most true to life. As the classroom prepares for Venus’ short period of sunlight, Margot writes a clever poem about the sun. The children are jealous of Margot because, while they can only speculate about what sunlight is like, Margot spent her early childhood on Earth. Their jealousy of her experiences leads them to a profound act of cruelty, which suggests that jealousy and deprivation, rather than outright hatred, are the engines of bullying.
As sunlight is the experience that the children on Venus cherish the most, Margot becomes a scapegoat for the children’s frustration and longing. Margot, who moved to Venus from Earth several years before, has real memories of the sun, unlike her classmates who have seen only Venus’ constant rain. “All Summer in a Day” tells the story of a group of children ostracizing and bullying a child who doesn’t fit in.
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