Creepy Carousel
"The merry-go-round was running yes, but... It was running backward. The small calliope inside the carousel machinery rattle-snapped is nervous..." (Bradbury 170).
Mr. Cooger used the backwards spinning carousel to become a young boy. He also used it to become old.
Jim got caught on it, died, and then was brought back to life.
Mr. Cooger used the backwards spinning carousel to become a young boy. He also used it to become old.
Jim got caught on it, died, and then was brought back to life.
The Library
"You need a white hat or a black hat book?" (Bradbury 40).
The library is where Will's dad works. Will and Jim go there to visit Will's dad.
A lot of background on Will's dad is revealed here, showing a lot about his character and who he is. He ends up being a main character who has a lot of influence on the story.
The library is where Will's dad works. Will and Jim go there to visit Will's dad.
A lot of background on Will's dad is revealed here, showing a lot about his character and who he is. He ends up being a main character who has a lot of influence on the story.
Jim and Will's Houses
"By their voices, the boys had told the tale all of their lives, proud of their mothers, living house next to house..." (Bradbury 13).
This is where Jim and Will live beside each other.
When anything happens, it either starts or ends here. They climb out their windows to see the carnival for the first time and end up here every night.
This is where Jim and Will live beside each other.
When anything happens, it either starts or ends here. They climb out their windows to see the carnival for the first time and end up here every night.
The Field
"The train just stood in the middle of the dry autumn field, no one in the locomotive, no one in the tender..." (Bradbury 113).
This is where the carnival is located.
This is where the carnival is located.
The carnival is where the carousel is located, where the Mirror Maze is located, and Jim and Will escape to in the night.
Egyptian Mirror Maze
"Rides'll open in ten minutes. Meantime, I think I'll spy through that mirror maze and -- " (Bradbury 138).
The mirror maze sets up the mood of the carnival and the underlying evil there.
Miss Foley goes in and comes out crying because she saw herself as a younger girl drowning.
The mirror maze sets up the mood of the carnival and the underlying evil there.
Miss Foley goes in and comes out crying because she saw herself as a younger girl drowning.
The Empty Shop
"But Charles Holloway stood in the strange night for a long time looking in at the empty shop and the two sawhorses and the cold waiting arctic coffin set there like a vast Star of India in the dark..." (Bradbury 64).
It's important because it introduces the idea of seeing the carnival.
Both Will's dad and the boys first hear of the carnival from a flier in front of the empty shop.l
It's important because it introduces the idea of seeing the carnival.
Both Will's dad and the boys first hear of the carnival from a flier in front of the empty shop.l
The Barber Shop
"Mr. Crosetti, in front of his barber shop, his door key in his trembling fingers, did not see them stop" (Bradbury 52).
The idea of something possibly being wrong with the carnival is introduced here.
They see Mr. Crosetti crying and Mr. Crosetti tells them that it's because he smells licorice and cotton candy.
The idea of something possibly being wrong with the carnival is introduced here.
They see Mr. Crosetti crying and Mr. Crosetti tells them that it's because he smells licorice and cotton candy.