In her short story, the Friday Everything Changed, Anne Hart began the story with the word “Tradition”, throughout the story Hart has her characters challenge the idea of their traditions. The story starts with one of the characters, Alma, asking if girls could carry the water bucket too. This was a job normally reserved for the boys. Hart wrote her story to show how even children can challenge their traditions for something more equal. This story was a case of man vs society or girls vs boys, and in the end the girls win.