In this novel, Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury introduces two well-defined characters who battle with many conflicts. The two characters, Charles and William Halloway, father and son, remain as an important aspect of the novel, and are related in a special and unique way. There is an urge for each character to bond with the other, but the barrier of age prevents Bradbury from letting them to do so. The on going battles with the evil brought by the carnival helps the characters create a lasting effect from their creation of a ....