Analysis Of The Mechanistic World In Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes

In “Something Wicked This Way Comes” by Ray Bradbury, Jim Nightshade does have some problem with the archetype of nature vs mechanistic world. Through the quotes, “Sign’s been up all day. I don’t believe in signs,” (Bradbury72) “He was running towards free rides,” (100) and “Jim, half between machine and friend, screamed,” (271) the audience sees how Jim is attracted to the carousel. He is attracted because he has an unhealable wound of knowing more then he should at his age. He has the mental experience of a twenty year old, but the body of a thirteen year old boy. Jim is attracted to the carousel because it can allow him to be the age he wants to be. The carousel would allow his body to catch up to his mind, and this causes problems because