These stories thus belong to a rarely-seen genre, that of the autobiographical fantasy (Mogen 112). This town is in many ways similar to Bradbury’s own hometown of Waukegan, Illinois (Johnson 89). Something Wicked This Way Comes and Dandelion Wine, two of Ray Bradbury’s most acclaimed novels, are both set in the small, picturesque hamlet of Green Town, Illinois. By comparing and contrasting the circumstances and desires of children and adults, Ray Bradbury creates an in-depth exploration of childhood and the aging process that positions his work as far more than a typical coming-of-age story. Age and the loss of innocence are strong themes in this story: the boys are barreling forward into adulthood while the adults are looking back, yearning for their lost childhood. So begins Ray Bradbury’s dark carnival fantasy, Something Wicked This Way Comes.
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