A summary for the Friday everything changed?

Answer 1

The Friday Everything Changed by Anne Hart

The Friday Everything Changed" written by Anne Hart describes how a simple question challenges the

unspoken rule, the tradition and in the process, bringing people closer together.

We are introduced to Alma Niles, a girl who is well-liked among her peers. She was the one who triggered this exciting revolution. Joined by many other girls such as Minnie Halliday and Doris Pomeroy. These girls rose against tradition and decided to defy the rule: That getting water for the class was a boy's job. To go out everyFriday, fill the bucket up with water, and bring it back to class. This showed that you were strong, that you were one of the big guys. Plus, along the way, you got to have some fun missing half an hour of class.

On that faithful Friday, just after Miss Ralston had picked Ernie Chapman and Garnet Dixon to carry the water, Alma asked why girls couldn't go for the water as well. Normally, this kind of question would be laughed at, however this year, the teacher was quite unusual. That was why silence engulfed the room as the students all awaited the teacher's answer. Miss Ralston stared very hard at Alma, as if testing her, and then said, "I will think about it, and let you know next week."

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The boys felt threatened by this question and even more so by Miss Ralston's response. As long as there was the remotest chance that any girl might get to carry the water, they had to do everything in their power to stop it. Immediately, Alma was targeted. They went for her as soon as she came out of the school. Usually, when the boys targeted someone, everyone steered clear, not wanting to get involved but the girls rushed in to help Alma. They had all seen what carrying the water would mean: That they would be able to skip school for half an hour at a time. And that they too, could sneak into Roswell's store on the way back. Moreover, they would get to do something real.

During the following week, the boys began to take drastic measures. By Monday morning recess, the boys had decided not to let the girls field at softball anymore. They picked on the girls whenever the chance presented itself. Probably hoping that if things were bad enough, the girls would just go to Miss Ralston and ask her to forget the whole thing. But they didn't and that was what changed their lives. All the boys' bullying just brought the girls closer to each other. Whenever one of them had got an ink ball in her hair or got trapped in the outhouse, it was like it happened to each and everyone of them. They started to confide in each other without having to worry about being laughed at. It was an entirely new feeling in the school.

After the long, hard week, it seemed that Friday afternoon would never come. But now, it was upon them. The feeling of anticipation was in the air. Towards the end of Junior Red Cross, Miss Ralston announced that next week Alma Niles and Joyce Shipley would go for the water.

In my opinion, the theme for this story would be along the lines of, "Together, we are strong. Divided, we are weak.", to never lose hope, and to not underestimate your worth.

For instance, one part that stood out was when Alma was being targeted by the boys. The girls had rushed in to help her and together they got away safely. The boys were so used everyone watching as one person got beaten up that this caught them by surprise. The other incidence would be that whenever the boys were picking on one girl, it seemed that it affected the whole group. They could confide in each other, share their troubles and thoughts without having to worry about be laughed at. If this had just happened to a single person, it would be a heavy burden to bear.

In the story, Doris Pomeroy-a ninth grader-never lost hope. She had, on a couple of occasions, reassured the group of girls. For example, when the boys had forbid the girls to play softball, Minnie Halliday mourned that this was all Alma's fault. That became a bad moment, silence had hung heavy in the air. If it hadn't been for Doris, the group would've probably broken ranks. She steadied them all by saying, "Don't be foolish, Minnie, all we have to do is wait. They need us to field and, besides, they kind of like to have us out there looking at them when they get up to bat."

In another scene, when everyone believed that grown-ups had no interest in what really went on with kids. Since it didn't seem that Miss Ralston noticed anything unusual happening at her school. Doris had thought differently. "Miss Ralston looks real mad," said Doris. "When she comes out to ring the bell and we're all hanging around the entry door like a lot of scared chickens. She rings the old handbell as if she wished all those yelling boys' heads were under it." And what Doris said appeared to be right. When it was time for Miss Ralston to ring the bell, she instead came out, grabbed the bat from Irving Snell, and impatiently beckoned Ernie to pitch the ball. Miss Ralston hit the ball into the ox pasture on the other side. And that only happened, maybe, once a year.

Miss Ralston showed that girls weren't worth any less than boys. And that girls could do whatever boys could.

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Answer 2

A girl named Alma has asked the teacher why cant the girls carry the water bucket. The boys became worried because their authority was being challenged so they started bullying the girls. They bullied the girls by tripping them and not letting them field at softball.

Answer 3

the protagonist in the story is the girls

Answer 4

equal rights

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