Something Wicked This Way Comes Ray Bradbury was born in Waukegan, Illinois on August 22, 1920. He is the son of Leonard Spaulding Bradbury and Esther Marie Moberg Bradbury. He lives today as an author, essayist, lecturer, playwright, and screenwriter (A Brief). Bradbury spent his early childhood in Waukegan. In the years between 1926 and 1933 the family moved back and forth between Waukegan and Tucson, Arizona. His career began in 1931 when Bradbury began writing his own stories. Three …showed first 75 words of 1704 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1704 total…again proved the theme of you can overcome any obstacle even though having to face your fears can change the way you choose to handle your problem. As you can see through the characters of Jim Nightshade, Will Halloway, and Charles Halloway the theme of Ray Bradbury's Something Wicked This Way Comes is you can overcome any obstacle even though having to face your fears can change the way you choose to handle your problem.