The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Theme
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- One major theme of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” by Rod Serling is that fear and suspicion are destructive. For example, Charlie becomes suspicious of Steve, and their friendship is destroyed. This scene supports the theme by showing us how Charlie's suspicion that Steve was the monster had led to the destruction of their friendship. Another example is when Charlie shoots Pete Van Horn thinking it was the monster. This action supports the theme because Charlie's fear was what caused him to act without thinking and shoot Pete Van Horn, destroying his life. Lastly, after Charlie accuses Tommy, residents of Maple Street are all scared, and desperate to find the monster. They accuse whoever that they are suspicious of and become violent. This scene supports the theme, since the chaos in this scene happened because residents of Maple Street were scared and suspicious that one of them was the monster. To sum up, a major theme in “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” is that fear and suspicion are destructive.
- The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Theme: Fear and suspicion are destructive.
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