Rod Serling’s message to the readers of “The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street” is that weird things can happen to ANY ordinary street, and that people can, but should NOT be accused without evidence, ‘cause it’s just not fair! The theme begins to show when Tommy started making people scared by telling them that they were all bad, and he KNEW the story, and he was making people afraid. In the text Charlie says, ”I swear it isn’t me! I swear it isn’t! But I know who it is! I know who the monster is!” This shows that Charlie is being quick to jump to conclusions. He wants to get the blame off of himself and he points fingers at others, without evidence! Charlie killed Pete Van Horn, who was actually innocent, and returning from Floral Street
