Similarities Between 'All Summer In A Day And Pointing Fingers'

Do not wish for what others possess, be happy with what you have. Many students in the story wish they had the life that Margot did. They were jealous of her possible future, the kids hear Margot would be going back to earth and they were jealous that she was born on earth.
In the short story “All summer in a day,” and the piece titled “Pointing Fingers” the theme “Do not wish for what others possess, be happy with what you have” is used. Both the novel and the piece of artwork have someone being bullied.

William is jealous of Margot and he locks Margot inside, later feeling ashamed William lets her out. William wished so much that he could have been born on earth and had remembered the sun like Margot did. After Margot informs the kids that
All the people pointing at the other person is a part that relates to the theme. The people bullying the person related to the theme because all the people could be jealous of the person and that’s why he is getting bullied. The picture pointing fingers shows someone getting bullied relates to the theme. In the picture pointing fingers the person is upset not knowing the reason he is bullied is that the bullies are envious of him. All in all, the examples connect to the theme by showing how similar it is to the novel. The people bullying the person in the middle can relate to the kids bullying Margot. Margot was excluded and that was because the kids hated her because of her possible future, her past, and her actions. William is jealous of Margot and locks her inside a closet. Later, feeling regretful, William lets Margot out. William wished so much that he could have been born on earth and had remembered the sun like Margot did. William becomes angry and jealousy controls him. William ends up locking Margot up in a closet not believing her that the sun will be coming out. In the novel, the theme is “Do not wish for what others possess, be happy with what you have”. The same theme is used in the artwork in similar ways. In the artwork pointing fingers the person in the middle getting bullied is like Margot in a way, Margot got bullied because the kids were envious of her. In the artwork, the same thing could be said for the person getting bullied. Jealousy can hurt many people and because of that, there are a lot of bullies in the world. Being happy with yourself and not arguing or being upset because someone has something you want or more than you can have. Being happy with what you have is important. Having more doesn’t intend happiness, having more and asking for more can harm you and other