Character Analysis: Something Wicked This Way Comes

In the novel Something Wicked This Way Comes by Ray Bradbury, Mr Dark is characterized as malipulative and evil. ''Did you hear the carousal cailiope tonight? did you know someone dear to you was down the carousel? ...wheres your mother tonight?" Bradbury pg.217. the author does this by creating a scenary where Mr.Dark is almost desparate to find the boys, in order to find them he used their moms as a weapon against them. Mr. Dark used the boys mothers because he knew he could malipulate at least one of the boys to lash out and expose their hidding space. Not only is Mr. Dark characterized as malipulative hes also characterized as evil. "Mr.Dark squeezed that left hand harder and doing this slowly certainly pressured the boys with his other
arm crushing their ribs so air gushed from their mouths." pg.221. The author does this to show Mr.Darks unecessaraly hurts the boys and Mr.Halloway to prove to them that he is more powerful then all three of them conbine. He does this because he enjoys hurting others and he enjoys that others fear him. Mr.Darks friendly surface mask his inner evil. He lures people into accepting what the carnival has to offer in return for their soul. Mr.Dark loves to be in control. He's known to be the big dog in the carnival he can control freaks and lure people in. ALthough Mr.Dark is in controll and powerful towards the end of the story theirs a shift in attitude. When Mr.darks changed into a young boy named Jed he lured Mr. Halloway away and he knew exactly who he was. " He pressed the boys almost lovingly, close, very close "murder!" wailed the boy "murder" Im not going to murder you, Jed , Mr.Dark whoever ,whatever ,you are. You're going to murder yourself because you cant stand being near people like me. Not this close, close not this loving" pg 274. Mr.Dark was helpless ,and couldnt fight back which was the upset of his origional form.