Ray Bradbury uses the archetype of the magic weapon in conjuncture with the character Charles Halloway. The magic weapon can be seen through,”And the largest roar of all, flung at the woman, burnt her hands, seared her hands, or so it seemed,”(Bradbury230),”The crescent moon I have marked on the bullet is not a crescent moon. It is my own smile... Mr. Dark’s illustrations writhed with sick sweat.”(251), and,” Ha! Oh God, ha! Oh God, Will ha!…They spun. They stared…before they could start, Jim’s mouth curved.”(285) shows laughter, happiness, and love as the magic weapon. This is shown as the magic weapon by how it is able to destroy any of the forces of the evil carnival and be able to revive Jim. Love, happiness, and laughter is the magic weapon
