Mr. Dark: The Illustrated Man
Mr. Dark is a very interesting and important character. He is the antagonist of the novel, and resembles an evil force throughout the story. Mr. Dark can be physically described “Tall as a lamp post, his pale face, lunar pockmarks denting it” ( Bradbury 73). His body is covered in tattoos of the carnival crew, and he is known as the Illustrated Man because of them. “His eyebrows, his hair, his suit were licorice black, and the sun yellow gem which stared from the tie pin thrust in his cravat was the same unblinking shade and bright crystal as his eyes” (73). His physique is generally scary, because of the dark colors which resemble his personality (licorice black suit, hair, crystal eyes, etc). Mr. Dark is the mastermind behind the whole carnival.