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In Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, Charles Halloway does not know how to express his feelings and is fighting within himself. Due to the fact he does not know how to extend out to others he is distant. He fears that he is too old to bond with his son, and he also fears death. Later on he figures himself out and starts to accept himself and life. Charles Halloway overcomes his own fears and inner emotions which he struggled to grasp and comprehend. To be human is to feel emotions such as envy, sadness, anger, fear, and happiness. At one point or another, people feel as if life is spiralling out of control without having a grasp of their emotions. Charles Halloway fears the idea of dying and the effects of aging. Even though …show more content…
Halloway wishes to be able to play with his son Will and his son’s best friend Jim he “[suppresses] the urge to run with them, make them a pack” (pg. 17). According to Buchanan, Charles “feels too old to be a suitable father for a teenage boy” for he will not be able to catch up with them. In addition, he believes he would be embarrassing Will. From the library window, he observes them and sees how they run with the wind and into the unknown mysterious adventures. As he observes them, he remembers when he used to do that, but now is incapable to do it since he feels the effects of aging are taking a toll on him. Charles also knows Will does everything with Jim and in knowing this he feels like Will does not need him anymore. He believes he is no longer needed as a father, as Heller suggests that Will is “the natural child of reason and goodness.” Charles acknowledges that Will is almost a father figure since he is always looking after Jim’s impulsive character, and always analyzes the situation. Since Will feels like he has all he needs in his life, therefore Charles presumes that he is no longer needed. As Mr.Dark starts looking for the boys and things start to get more complicated the boys go for help.
They instantly seek help from Charles, who according to Barth, “despite his self-image will try at all means to protect his family.” While Mr.Dark offers Charles a ride backwards on the carousel to become younger, he concludes that the boys are hiding inside the library and away from Mr.Dark. Even though he is tempted by the offer he refuses since he will not give up his son nor his friend. Eventually, Mr.Dark gives up on him and looks for the boys. When Mr.Dark finds the boys he sends the witch to slowly kill Charles Halloway. As the witch is slowing down his heart he starts to give into death, but then starts laughing and realizes “life in the end seemed a prank” (pg. 229) and death was indomitable. As he laughs, he acknowledges the fact that the witch’s powers become weak from joy and happiness. When he is liberated from the witch’s magic he runs to help Will and Jim. While Charles Halloway is calm and collective under pressure, Will starts to act his age hysterical and uncomposed. When Jim is on the ground unmovable and presumed dead by Will, he starts crying. Charles yells at him to compose himself and to stop crying for that will be of no help to Jim. Charles reveals to Will that the only way to save Jim is through laughter and love for that is how the carnival will be defeated. Demons live through pain and suffering, so they will give them none of that. Charles then pushes Will to run and sing along with him, but Will shakes his head claiming it is silly. He continues to push Will to be silly and as the time goes by Will starts smiling and both are running around singing, dancing, making faces, and laughing. As their joy and laughter grows Jim starts to come back to consciousness and joins in on the fun. While all this is happening Charles starts to become content with
himself. As Bernardo concludes, Charles “discovers that he possesses a vitality which he thought he had lost.” He finds out that even though he is growing old, he can still have adventures with his son and play around with him without having to think he will be embarrassing him. He concludes that worrying about death and the future is pointless. He discovers that he should stop living in the past and start living in the now. He figures out that Death does not matter at the moment, and that the thought of Death will not spoil his happiness because “everything that happens before Death is what counts” (pg.289). He realizes that his son still needs his father, that Will is still a child and will need his help when other evil comes. Even though they defeated the evil, there is still more to come. Evil will not look the same for it comes in different sizes and perhaps “they’re already here”(pg. 289). Charles Halloway understands that “demons” are not just physical, but they are also emotional and they live inside us all. That it is a struggle to overcome them by ourselves, and he will be by Will’s side to fight them off when that point in his life comes. Charles Halloway was wrestling with his inner demons, the ones that made him feel as if he was not a worthy man, or that he was too old to be a father and a husband. He could not get a grasp of his emotions nor did he know how to put it into words to tell someone. Charles was battling with his inner demons all by himself, but he could not defeat them by himself. Later on when his son reaches out towards him and they start bonding is when he starts winning the battle with his inner demons. When Will proclaims “Oh, Dad, Dad, I don’t care how old you are, ever! I don’t care what, I don’t care anything! Oh, Dad, I love you” is when he is able to fight back. To fight inner demons on our own is hard and a real struggle. We cannot truly fight them off all on our own. In a course of time, people will open up to someone, and find someone who will be able to help them. Part of being human is that it takes time to overcome a deep emotion, to reach out to the helping hand, to find the words to say, and to get a grasp of our emotions. With time we are able to overcome our emotions and defeat whatever we are fighting. Being human is to be weak and vulnerable. That is why we need someone to help us out, but they cannot help us out if we do not let them in. Works Cited Barth, Melissa E. "Something Wicked This Way Comes." Cyclopedia of Literary Characters, Revised Third Edition, February 1998, p. 1. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=103331CLC37030091002706&site=lrc-live. Bernardo, Anthony. "Something Wicked This Way Comes." Masterplots II: American Fiction Series, Revised Edition, January 2000, pp. 1-3. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=103331AMF14480011000448&site=lrc-live. Bradbury, Ray. Something Wicked This Way Comes. S.l.: Simon & Schuster, 1962. Print. Buchanan, Paul. "Something Wicked This Way Comes." Masterplots II: Juvenile & Young Adult Literature Series, Supplement, March 1997, pp. 1-2. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=103331JYS13159720000075&site=lrc-live. Heller, Terry. "Something Wicked This Way Comes." Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition, September 2006, pp. 1-2. EBSCOhost, search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=103331MSA15009830000499&site=lrc-live.
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