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Reverse Elitism In All Summer In A Day By Ray Bradbury

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The fictional story All Summer in a Day by Ray Bradbury is about reverse elitism and reveals that instead of praising those who are superior, they are discriminated as a result of jealousy. This is evident when Margot's classmate, William, abuses her because "she remembered the sun ... when she was four in Ohio" (Bradbury, 2) while everyone else was only two in Venus. In the story, William pushes Margot twice and speaks as if Margot was inhuman. For instance, William commands Margot to "[speak] when [you are] spoken to" and "[get] way" (Bradbury, 2). The students also demonstrates reverse elitism when they segregate Margot from the class. During Margot's time in school, "They edged away from her, they would not look at her ... they knew her

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