Short Story Elements
All Summer in a Day

Setting
Venus, Underground City, Classroom

Characters
Margot, Classmates, William, Teacher, Scientists

Problem
Margot remembers the sun which makes the other classmates jealous so they bully her constantly.

Chain of Events

1. Teacher assigns poetry, stories, essays about the sun. Margot's is best because she remembers the sun.
2. Classmates tease her, tell her she didn't write the poem, push her.
3. William tells her the sun isn't coming out that day to upset her but they are really joking, being mean because they know how important it is to her.
4. Teacher leaves for a moment and classmates lock Margot in the closet right before they are to go outside.
5. The rain stops. The classmates go outside and play leaving Margot in the closet.
6. The rain starts again and the classmates have to go inside.

Solution
The classmates let Margot out of the closet because they realize she was right about the sun and they feel guilty for making her miss it.