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Mr. William Philippus Phelps In The Illustrated Man

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Mr. William Philippus Phelps in the short story, “The Illustrated Man”, by Ray Bradbury, is the victim of a malicious act when Phelps gets tattoos from a creepy old lady that can supposedly tell the future. A change in Phelps’ character is noticed, a conflict of man versus society, as a result of the reaction he is getting from the tattoos. After Phelps reveals the tattoo in front of a large audience, he is met by his wife and the carny boss in his trailer and is criticized for the tattoo on his stomach: ‘Good God!’ said the boss. ‘Scare hell outa everyone. Scared hell outa Lizzie, Scared hell outa me. Christ, where’d you get that damn tattoo?’ He shuddered. ‘Apologize to Lizzie, now.’ His wife stood over him. ‘I’m sorry, Lisabeth,’

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