The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street Essay

In today’s world, many people live near the threat of terror and violence, whether they know it or not. Literary works will often create the anxious feelings of the characters by using a setting where terror is unlikely to occur, making characters frantic to find safety. The setting in Rod Serling’s play, “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”, and his Twilight Zone episode, “The Shelter”, both provide a sense of security where the least bit of disturbance can force the people to become suspicious or fearful of even their closest friends.

In Rod Serling’s play, “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”, there is a mysterious event which makes the neighborhood residents accuse each other with little to no logic, because they are fretful that …show more content…
Later in the play, readers learn that monsters have done this on purpose, “Just stop a few of their machines and radios and telephones and lawn mowers… They pick the …show more content…
So, when the characters realize how close they are to terror, he shows how humans will not think before they act when their life is on the line, and become suspicious of friends for an uncalled for reason. Whether the characters accuse their colleagues with no reputable evidence, or they take unruly actions and ruin their own and other’s chances of being safe, they are not thinking of the future. Living in the world today, there are many frightening events on a day to day basis. To make things worse, some people are completely unprepared because they are not used to daily threats. As they look for shelter, humans must remember that though their main priority is to keep themselves safe, but it is still important to keep others in mind. Even though the common sense seems to dwindle when a person is faced with a problem, it is vital to remember right from wrong, to help oneself and one’s