![]() ![]() And they become so fixated on their fear that they forget their neighbor Pete had previously gone to investigate the next street over. The paranoia of the Maple Street residents grows throughout the episode. And as a result, Maple Street’s residents start accusing one another of being in cahoots with these possibly imminently arriving alien monsters. The mental expectation of alien monsters coming to Maple Street creates unease amongst Maple Street’s residents. These experiences, outside their normal understanding, and outside their average day-to-day expectations, lead the residents of Maple Street to hypothesize that monsters, of alien nature to them, must be imminently arriving. While Pete is gone, the residents of Maple Street experience further mechanical and electrical errors, with some machinery and electricity working for some residents of the street and not working for others. One of the residents, Pete, leaves to go see if the next street over has experienced/is experiencing the same oddities. Shortly after this, everything electrical and motor-run dies, prompting everyone on the street to discuss the situation. The residents of Maple Street are enjoying a typical summer evening in small town USA, when all of a sudden, a shadow passes overhead in the sky, accompanied by a flash of light and a roar. The episode, true to its name, takes place on a street named Maple Street. And like many episodes of The Twilight Zone, it is a parable of sorts. There is an episode of The Twilight Zone written by Rod Serling, titled, “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street”. travel to another planet c.2020: The Year the Monsters Are Due on Maple Street Tommy believes that aliens want the people on Maple Street toĭ. give up "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" suspect each other of being aliens in disguise. take more interest in science fiction stories.ĭ. "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"īecause of Tommy's remarks, people begin toĬ. The people of Maple Street will destroy themselves. The people of Maple Street will attack the alien spacecraft. ![]() Humans will band together to fight the aliens.ĭ. The people of Maple Street will destroy themselves.Ĭ. What do the aliens predict will happen next?ī. good reasons "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" twisted "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"Ī complaint is legitimate if it is based onĬ. unfriendly "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"Ĭ. Two people with antagonism between them feelĬ. hopeful "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" fear "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street"Ĭ. The success of the alien's plan depend's largely on people'sĭ. ![]() clarify the message "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" The Narrator's main role in this teleplay is toĭ. Tommy's story of aliens that look like humans "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" Pete van Horn's decision to walk over to Floral Street c. Tommy's story of aliens that look like humansĭ. the sudden appearance of something strange in the skyĬ. What first triggers people's suspicions of one another?Ī. quite predictable "The Monsters are Due on Maple Street" The aliens would describe the people of Maple Street asĭ. the commonness of the setting also emphasizes the poignancy of the aliens' comments toward the end, when one alien surmises that this Maple Street is not unique and the other says, "Their world is full of Maple Streets." by making sure that the setting seems ordinary and comfortable to many viewers, the author can better communicate his idea that fear and scapegoating can happen to anyone, anywhere, and can quickly lead to terrible consequences. the peaceful, friendly neighborhood does not seem to be a place where neighbors fight with one another or are suspicious of one another. the setting is one that many television viewers would be able to identify with because they either live in such a setting or could imagine living there. ***You should also express opinions about why the author chose that setting and whether it helps communicate the message. an ordinary street in a small town in America. ***Your descriptions of the setting should indicate that it takes place on: a. ![]()
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