Evil can exist only in a situation where there is other wickedness to support it. Electrico is indicative of Bradbury's firm belief that evil cannot stand on its own merit alone.
However, the electrical current is not the true source of life in this case instead, the evil performers themselves are responsible. Dark says that he hopes an abundance of electric current will bring Cooger back to life. Dark announces that he has created a new act in which Cooger is transformed into Mr. When Jim, Will, and the policemen finally discover the mummified body of Mr. Through making his performers different from other so-called "freaks," Bradbury suggests that they each are part of the Carnival's wickedness. Skeleton, and the Tattooed Man becomes the Illustrated Man.
The performers who inhabit this particular Carnival seem, at first, to be the kind that anyone might expect to find in a carnival, but closer scrutiny indicates that Bradbury has modified the names of his Carnival performers in an effort to call specific attention to the uniqueness. A search of the Carnival reveals to the boys many of the other "freaks" in the Carnival's side show. Yet, when the policemen arrive, Cooger's body has mysteriously disappeared. Terrified that they are responsible for Cooger's accident, Will and Jim call the police.
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