Essays on Something Wicked This Way Comes

“And that was the October Week when they grew up overnight, and were never so young anymore…” So begins Ray Bradbury’s dark carnival fantasy, Something Wicked This Way Comes. Age and the loss of innocence are strong themes in this story: the boys are barreling...

While reading this book, I first struggled with the question of how it pertained directly to the class material. It seems almost as if the book is written as one long poem. While I was typing my exam, I began to take notice of similarities...

One week before Halloween, Will Halloway and Jim Nightshade watch the carnival train clamor into town at 3:00 am. When they see the train pulling a singing calliope with no one at the keyboard, they realize it’s not a normal carnival (49). While the boys...

Introduction Something Wicked This Way Comes deems Jim’s temptation as a stepping stone towards misfortune through the reader’s criticism. Jim’s personality compared to Wills’ is viewed as bad because Jim loves adventure, wants to grow up too soon and Will’s personality is viewed as good....