Opinion and Interpretation

The story Sunday in the Park by Bel Kaufman is about how children intimidate other children because they want to. We call that bullying.  The big problem is that their parents know about these children and they do nothing to help and teach them that it is not the proper way to behave. I like the story because show both sides.  It has some difficult vocabulary but with the use of a dictionary I understood it better.

 

Summary of Sunday in the Park by Kaufman 

The story Sunday in the park by Bel Kaufman is a story about a very common situation that happen most of the time in schools, parks and other places.  It takes place in a park at a sandbox.  A couple sitting on a bench and their son Larry playing in the sandbox, but there is another kid who name is Joe playing in the sandbox and this kid throws sand on Larry. Larry’s parents are furious about the behavior of the boy. Larry’s mother looks for his mother, but she only founds a big man reading a comic. The parents complain about the husky boy but the only reply they get is: "You go right ahead, Joe. Throw all you want. This here is a public sandbox." The father of Larry, his name is Morton, is ready to get excited. But in the end he has no chance, because the father of Larry is too strong and determined, he stays and let his son do what he wants.  Morton, Larry and his mother leaved the playground. On the way to their home Larry cries because Larry wants to play in the sandbox. In this situation Morton lost control. In the end he makes a move towards the boy.