Theme Essay for “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” Rod Serling’s message to the readers of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” is to not judge anyone based on little to no evidence, or just an assumption. The theme begins to appear in the story when right after all the power goes out on Maple street, a young boy, Tommy introduces the idea that aliens could have arrived. Since the townspeople are just desperate for an explanation, they place their trust on the idea. Meanwhile, a man named Les Goodman was trying to start his car, but failed. It wouldn't work because there was no power left on the street. Suddenly, his car’s engine turned on. The people on the street were shocked and very suspicious of him. In the text it says, ¨Nothing's working on this street. Nothing. …show more content…
No lights, no power, no radio.
[And then meaningfully.] Nothing except one car - yours!¨ This supports the claim because it shows how easily the people turned on Les Goodman for just one small thing he couldn't even control. Plus, the people turned on him for an absurd reason that didn't have any common sense. Later in the story, after the subject was changed from Goodman to another topic, the townspeople were starting to turn their backs on one another. Suddenly, Don and Charlie had accused Steve of being an alien! In the text it says, “ Don: Myra's talked about how there's been plenty of nights you spend hours down in your basement working on some kind of radio of something. Well, none of us have ever seen that radio-- Charlie: Go ahead, Steve. What kind of"radio set" you working on? I never seen it. Neither has anyone else. Who you talk to on that radio set? And who
talks to you?¨ This supports also supports the claim because it shows how quickly a group can shift their opinions. Steve, who was one of the ones who was accusing Goodman for being an alien, was now a suspect. Don and Charlie only had one point of evidence to hold against Steve, and it wasn’t exactly a bombshell against him either. In conclusion, do not judge anyone based on little to no evidence, or just an assumption because there is a very high chance that the person is telling the truth. Back up a claim with lots of evidence to support it. In the story, Charlie ended up shooting and killing an innocent person because he didn’t have enough evidence to know if that person was an alien or a normal human being, when in reality was just a man. Gather evidence before doing something major.
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.
The result of society’s resentment, Shelly’s cynical text unmasks the fact that Frankenstein’s creation was not produced as innately monstrous but instead learned to become a monster over time. Once again utilizing the literary element of irony, the monster’s exclamation “Nay, these are virtuous and immaculate being!”, demonstrates the monster’s resentment towards not only humans but also himself. Realizing biological inferiority to be the cause of his misfortune, the monster’s frustrations underline the novel’s central paradox of the natural versus the artificial. That is, because human beings exist within the natural order of society and therefore control the law, characters such as Victor, Felix, and even Walton’s carelessness remain protected. Meanwhile, Frankenstein’s creation, an artificial production, exists as mankind’s ostracized enemy regardless of the being’s emotional or intellectual superiority. Beyond envy, the monster’s monologue additionally reflects a sense of desperation. Utilizing the repetition of the word “injustice,” Shelly’s literary choice solidifies the perpetual denial of societies crimes against Frankenstein’s monster. Concluding his speech with the word “injustice”, Frankenstein’s monster testimony signifies the unavoidable truth the being’s presence never caused
The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street, a teleplay written by Rod Serling, starts in the late afternoon on Maple Street USA. Something bright flies overhead and the power goes out and the people who live there get advice from a 12 year old and get scared there are aliens out there. Tommy, the 12 year old, told them about the movies and comics that he has read. The narrator is an observer that is describing what happens while everyone goes mad trying to find a scapegoat. Steve is the only person who tries to reason with everyone while they are getting suspicious and trying to blame a scapegoat. This teleplay shows some of the human flaws that the people on maple street will encounter during their little power outage.
The year of 1993 was characterized by gang life along the United States streets. Initially, the lifestyle defined by the gang life was part of the foundation of the book: Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member by Shakur Sanyika. Based on the arguments presented in the book, different analysts have presented their perception on the contribution of the book towards the criminal justice concerns. The acts of sensationalist and violence are clearly represented in the chapter. Besides, the book gives a preventative and pedagogic stance of the anti-gang.
Are friends the best resources when in need? Yes, no? Well in these stories they are. Like in Harry Potter, he used his friends all the time like when he is wondering Voldemort is still really still alive who are the people that he comes to…his friends. Or in The Maze Runner Thomas when thomas is wondering about if he should go out in the maze and face the greevier’s. Who are the people that he goes to...his friends! In these two stories Harry Potter and The Maze Runner there are some similarities, but there are also some differences.
Grave and somewhat solid in his tone, he is overflowing with purpose. The danger he takes in disclosing his contention's potential defects and testing the readers judgments will yield the uneasiness that penetrates his exposition, as well as additionally individuals' personalities. His dialect and tone, withdrawing from the scholastic investigation of monsters, exhibits a genuine yet energetically inciting demeanor to the group of onlookers. We see the modest, unexpected comical inclination that he has well covered up under the earnestness and details of a
Gender and Race play the most prominent role in the criminal justice system. As seen in the movie Central Park 5, five African American boys were charged with the rape of the a white women. In class decision we’ve discussed how the media explodes when it reports cross-racial crimes. The Central Park 5 were known everywhere and even terms were being made up during the process such as wilding. Also, during one of the class discussions it was brought up that victims of crime are of the same race of the perpetrator. However, the media likes to sensationalize crime of the victim being of a different race, because it makes for a good story. By doing this, the media does create more of a division of race. As seen in the video Donald Trump was trying
This arts study will define the importance of Elfreths Alley as one of Philadelphia’s oldest urban areas and the evolution of preserving the site as a National Historic Landmark. In the early 1700s, Elfreths Alley was a subdivision project that sought to house various members of shipping community near the docking areas of Philadelphia. Throughout the 19th century, Elfreths Alley became a center for industrialization that housed many differing immigrant communities, and especially, the Irish. The housing structure of Elfreths Alley are primarily that of a Georgina colonial style, which were preserved over the centuries until the formation of the Eflreth Alley Association
Crimes in America can be vicious and brutal, often leading to long, draw out trials, but it is only fair if you charge the right man. The only way that it can be fair is if you go by the facts and not the appearance of the accused. Many trials in America have men of color pointed out to be criminals. Many crimes are committed for a reason but many people label it as unknown. People are racist especially against colored people, they believe that white men are innocent but that is not always true. They always turn against the colored people for many crimes that could have been committed by a white man. The novel,Monster and the documentary “Murder On A Sunday Morning” are the same because,both cases have similar charges,both crimes were taken in a public place,and the both consist of racism either by the jury or police.
Millie Bobby Brown and Finn Wolfhard are most popularly known for their roles as Mike and Eleven on the Netflix original hit series; Stranger Things. Stranger Things is about a kid named Will Byers goes missing, as his mother Joyce slowly starts going mad. There’s Mike, Dustin, Will, and Lucas and they are all the closest of friends. Once Will goes missing, the kids start to go on a hunt to find him and on the way they meet Eleven. Eleven actually has telekinesis where she can control things with her mind. They go on this huge mission to find Will and the Demogorgon. It has so many cliff hangers and will leave you on the edge of your seat throughout the whole show.
In A Monster Calls, Patrick Ness has incorporated death in such a way that, it overwhelms the text and adds an upsetting sense to the story. Death is the hardest an upsetting time of life, but we all have to go through it one day. At the end of the story, Conor learns that he can not avoid death and loss, but he learns to cope with them, which is the real truth that the monster was searching for. Death is a constant theme and is on every page due to Conor's mother's cancer. One of the central aspects that Conor went through during the difficult times was isolation. An example of this is in the chapter, Invisible. His classmates were emotionally ignoring him due to his mother's illness.
In the movie, “The Skeleton Key,” I identify most with Caroline Ellis who’s portrayed as an ambitious, energetic and caring caregiver. Furthermore, while working at a hospice facility: where people go to seek medical care for comfort in their last weeks or days of life; Caroline provides different levels of care to patients. Upon realizing how people become cold hearted and care less once a patient dies; eventually, they’re just a statistic; immediately, Caroline resigns from her job. As a result, she lands a caregiver position at a plantation home taking care of a Hoodoo stoke victim, while attending nursing school.
Victor Frankenstein and his creation were both portrayed as a villain and a hero. The Monster learned that murdering innocent people and his creator, did not bring him any peace. Instead, his murders and agony he brought upon innocent families only increased his desolation and in the end, he vowed to kill himself to put an end to his, and everyone else’s suffering. As the Monster learned too late, not everyone in the world is going to neither accept nor appreciate the beauty and knowledge someone else brings into the world. However, like the Monster found the blind man, if an individual can find that one person in the world who can look past the flaws, their life would be filled with love and
Zach Gilligan who plays Billy Peltzer, Phoebe Cates as Kate Beringer, Hoyt Axton as Randall Peltzer, and of course Gizmo, whose voice is done by Howie Mandel. This film is set in Kingston Falls, New York, in the 1980’s around Christmas.
In the essay, The Baby Boom and the Age of the Subdivision, author Kenneth Jackson tells about the changes in the nation after World War II ended, and there was a spike in baby births. He talks about the creation of the Levittown suburbs to accommodate families in need of housing because of this. While the new rise of suburbs created a new kind of community and family, it also proved to have a changing effect on inner city areas and certain people.