In something wicked this way comes the author Ray Bradbury uses textual illusions to reveal both Charles Halloway’s position in the book as well as future indicators. When in the book when the carnival is asking for a volunteer for the bullet act the crowd separates from Charles as “the sea before Moses(Bradbury 244)”. The author uses this biblical illusion to compare Charles to Moses from the Bible as a savior to this story. Charles is the only reason that the carnival is no longer around and why the carnivals people are no longer alive. When aiming a gun at the dust witch for the act and shoots at her he says after she dies “did that kill her?(253)”. Charles is Jim and Wills savior in a sense because without Charles the
In something wicked this way comes the author Ray Bradbury uses textual illusions to reveal both Charles Halloway’s position in the book as well as future indicators. When in the book when the carnival is asking for a volunteer for the bullet act the crowd separates from Charles as “the sea before Moses(Bradbury 244)”. The author uses this biblical illusion to compare Charles to Moses from the Bible as a savior to this story. Charles is the only reason that the carnival is no longer around and why the carnivals people are no longer alive. When aiming a gun at the dust witch for the act and shoots at her he says after she dies “did that kill her?(253)”. Charles is Jim and Wills savior in a sense because without Charles the