Summary Of Summer And Autumn In Something Wicked This Way Comes

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Although summer and the autumn are right next to each other, the two seasons are completely different. Ray Bradbury uses the seasons, autumn and summer, to characterize different people in Something Wicked This Way Comes. Bradbury uses the literal description of summer and autumn and translates it onto the characters in his novel. “First of all, it was October, a rare month for boys. Not that all months aren’t rare. But there be bad and good, as the pirates say. Take September, a bad month: school begins. Consider August, a good month: school hasn’t begun yet,” (Bradbury, 1) September, an autumn month, is considered bad. Bradbury uses this to describe those in the carnival, those who have a sort of wickedness to them. August, a summer month, is a good month for the boys which is why Bradbury uses summer to describe the good in a person. However, Bradbury also mixes the seasons together to represent those who are not only warm, but they have a sort of wickedness to them. Summer versus autumn is used to demonstrate the different characteristics of people within the novel. Autumn is used to depict those who pose a threat towards other people, it is commonly used throughout the novel to describe those associated with the circus. The circus is seen as evil to the boys …show more content…

He uses Charles Halloway to translate to the reader how he wants the seasons to be seen throughout the novel. Autumn is seen as the wicked, referring mainly to those involved in the carnival and their plans to capture the souls of others. Summer, although not one character is described as summer, represents the good in one’s heart. The majority of the people are seen as both summer and autumn people meaning that although they are good at heart, all carry a sort of wickedness within them. The importance of summer and autumn is the barrier it sets between two different types of

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