Literary Analysis Of The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street

MP3 - Literary Analysis Essay: What Turns A Crowd Into A Mob?
If you were in a situation where you had no idea what was going on, and someone proposed an idea that could help you, and give you some direction, would you believe them? In both stories, The Twilight Zone “The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street”, and All Summer In A Day, the theme is expressed that a single idea can turn a crowd into a mob. Something as little as one idea can turn people against one another, and get them to do things they might regret. In The Twilight Zone “The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street,” this is demonstrated when everyone is in a frenzy, and Charlie ends up shooting Pete Vanhorn. In All Summer In A Day, William’s claims lead to Margot’s condemnation, and her being locked in a closet. A combination of confusion and imagination can lead to something dangerous and chaotic pretty easily.

Everyone being confused, they take this idea very seriously, and start to turn on each other, finding the tiniest of reasons to accuse one another. In the story, Charlie states “Go ahead Steve. What kind of ‘radio set’ you workin’ on?” This is completely based on the claim that Steve has a radio he uses in his basement. The citizens of Maple street are in a mass confusion, and end up ganging up on eachother, even killing one person. The idea proposed by the boy led to people such as Charlie taking charge, and trying to root out the alien. In actuality, their turns out to be no alien in the small community, but the idealism still holds into place, and creates