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Something Wicked This Way Comes Summary

SETTING The text is set in Green Town, Illinois during October 23 - October 25. The year is not listed, but it seems probable that it takes place in the 1950's era. Several things might lead a reader to conclude this fact, including the simple freedoms the boys enjoy, the respect the boys offer to adults, and the small town atmosphere that, for the most part, represents an atmosphere that is not largely present in American society today.
The fact that text is set in the fall season allows readers to feel the enhanced suspenseful mood Bradbury pens into the entire story with Halloween being involved in the storyline. The characters birth dates are significant in that they are before or after Halloween.
LIST OF CHARACTERS
Major Characters
Will Halloway Will has blond-white hair the color of milk. He has clear blue eyes, and he was born one minute before midnight on October 30. He is happy with who he is, and overall, he's a good person. He is thirteen years, eleven months, and......


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