Something Wicked This Way Comes

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 1962

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Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Prologue-Part 1, Chapter 12

Part 1, Chapters 13-24

Part 2, Chapters 25-35

Part 2, Chapters 36-44

Part 3, Chapters 45-54

Character Analysis

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Important Quotes

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Essay Topics

How does the setting of Green Town, Illinois influence the novel’s atmosphere? How does this atmosphere contribute to the novel’s message?

Will wonders: “Did friends last forever, then? For eternity, could they be counted to a warm, round, and handsome sum?” (237). What does the novel foreshadow will happen with Will and Jim’s friendship in the future? How have their actions changed their dynamic?

Does Bradbury evoke sympathy for the sideshow performers in the novel? Does the novel suggest that they deserve their fate? Cite examples from the text.