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Monsters are due on maple street theme
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- The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Theme: Mankind is its own worst enemy.
- One major theme of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street by Rod Serling is that mankind is its worst enemy. One example that supports this theme is when Les Goodman's car starts by itself. The neighborhood tried to blame him as the monster because they wanted there to be a reason that all the power went out, so instead of hearing his explanation the neighbors tried to give faulty evidence such as Well sometimes I go to bed late at night. A couple of times... a couple of times I'd come out on the porch and I'd see Mr. Goodman here in the wee hours of the morning standing out in front of his house looking up at the sky. That's right looking up at the sky as if... as if he were waiting for something. As if he were looking for something, Woman One (Rod Serling). Les Goodman tried defending this claim by saying You know really...this is for laughs. You know what I am guilty of? I'm guilty of insomnia. Now what's the penalty for insomnia? Did you here what I said? I said it was insomnia. I said it was insomnia! You fools. You scared, frightened rabbits, you. You're sick people, do you know that? You're sick people-all of you! And you don't even know what you're starting because let me tell you... let me tell you-this thing you're starting-that should frighten you. As God is my witness... you're letting something begin here that's a nightmare, Les Goodman (Rod Serling). This didn't help, as the people were all convinced that he was the monster. Another example is when Charlie shoots Pete Van Horn. Charlie was so scared of a possible monster that when he saw a dark figure that (in his eyes) could be a possible monster he shot just in case. After the morass of events when everyone realized it was Pete Van Horn one of their neighbors and not a monster, that's when assumptions started getting thrown at Charlie, such as It must have been him. He is the one. We got to get Charlie, Voices (Rod Serling). Lastly, when all the neighbors were throwing assumptions at Charlie, as he is trying to find a scapegoat he blurts out It's... it's the kid. It's Tommy he's the one, Charlie (Rod Serling). All of the neighbors turn on Tommy, throwing assumptions at him, and trying to give faulty examples like he knew from the start, and he is the alien. When they were trying to find a reason why all the power turned off and why only certain cars and lights were turning on they were slowly turning on each other. This shows that when there is something abnormal anywhere people will try to get an answer as quick as possible, so it can go back to normal, but in doing that they make assumptions and accuse people of things they have no prove of them doing, treating them like enemy's instead of friends.
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