Ray Bradbury's 'Something Wicked This Way Comes'

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In Something Wicked This Way comes by Ray Bradbury the character JI is characterized through an impulsive tone. The quote “The merry- go- round was going forward! Jim leaned at it.” (Bradbury, p.101) shows the impulsive tone of Jim. This tone is shown by Jim not realizing that what he is doing can lead to having many bad outcomes. Also by Jim taking action without a thought in his mind. Also the quote “Why don’t I climb up, knock the lightning rod loose, throw it away? And then see what happens? Yes. And then see what happens!” (p.41) shows the impulsive tone of Jim. This tone is shown by Jim doing something he knows he shouldn’t be and not having a good reason but only because he feels like doing it just for fun. The final quote “At three

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