How does the setting of Green Town, Illinois influence the novel’s atmosphere? How does this atmosphere contribute to the novel’s message?

Will wonders: “Did friends last forever, then? For eternity, could they be counted to a warm, round, and handsome sum?” (237). What does the novel foreshadow will happen with Will and Jim’s friendship in the future? How have their actions changed their dynamic?

Does Bradbury evoke sympathy for the sideshow performers in the novel? Does the novel suggest that they deserve their fate? Cite examples from the text.