The man in yellow wants all kids to die for a reason
I believe the kids are the only hope for the towns people to get out of here ..
Because the kids are the only one who can be the story watcher ... story teller..
Jolly is the story watcher she can access the event of the past through the tunnels but she can't change anything
I believe only Ethan are the one who can change the story because he's the new story teller
Victor was before him that's why the town didn't change for long time staying in summer for long time so victor can eat peaches that he likes
when the seasons start to change because Ethan was there he's the new story teller and he was feeling gloomy scared and the season change because of him !
and before these two the boy in white was !!
and I believe this's why Sarah was instructed to kill Ethan the moment he was there
i believe the man in yellow didn't want him there that's why he killed jim to kill the hope of the new story teller and he himself stay the only one always ahead!!!!