The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Theme
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- In The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street by Rod Serling, one of the main themes is mankind is its worst enemy. To begin, on the Monsters are Due on Maple Street teleplay on page 679 the narrator says Charlie slowly rises the gun. As the figure closer and closer he suddenly pulls the trigger. then, Steve says It's Pete Van Horn. . This supports the theme that mankind is its worst enemy because Charlie and the residents of Maple Street are scared and frustrated that they end up shooting and hurting Pete Van Horn. To add on, on the teleplay on page 683 Figure One says Understand the procedure now? Just stop a few of their machines and radios and telephones and lawn mowers . . . throw them into darkness for a few hours, and then you just sit back and watch the pattern. This proves that the theme of the teleplay is mankind is its worst enemy because the people on maple street did not know what was happening and wanted someone to blame that they ended up destroying each other because of a simple problem. To continue, in The Monsters are Due on Maple Street teleplay on page 683 Figure one says With few variations. They pick the most dangerous enemy they can find . . . and it's themselves. And all we need to do is sit back . . . and watch. . This proves that mankind is its worst enemy because the residents of Maple Street are the only ones that are really able to hurt each other, and the figures think it is easy to control them. To conclude, one of the main themes in The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street by Rod Serling teleplay is mankind is its worst enemy.
- The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Theme: Mankind is its worst enemy.
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