In the teleplay “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” , the neighbors change from a group to a mob. When the the neighbors change from a group to a mob, as a result of peer pressure, the reader learns that you shouldn’t make assumptions without evidence.
In the teleplay, the neighbors go from a calm group to a hectic mob. For example, Steve states, “ Well I guess what we’d better do then is to run a check on the neighborhood and see which one of us is really human.”. This shows that the group is trying to figure out what has been happening in the neighborhood without losing control. In addition, the text states “I’ll run downtown. We’ll get this all straightened out.”. This proves that the group is trying to figure out who the source of …show more content…
First, the “Peer Pressure” article states, “...in controlled experiments, people choose correctly almost 100% of the time, during the actual experiment sessions, test subjects would remark on how clearly wrong the other people in the room work”. Therefore, the neighbors conformed towards what the other neighbors were doing even when they knew is was wrong. Similarly, the text mentions, “ To Asch’s surprise, 37 of the 50 subjects conformed to the majority at least once, and 14 of them conformed on more than 6 of the 12 trials.” As a result this proves that the neighbors had conformed towards the hectic actions of a mob rather than remaining calm. Moreover, the article “ Conscience and Authority” states, “...when people are ordered to do something by someone they view in authority, most will obey…”. This means, that most people of the crowd acted like a mob because most of the authority figures such as Charlie performed actions that the neighbors also went along with. Additionally, the article says, “ Surprisingly, two thirds refused to obey the order, a sharp contrast to Milgram’s finding…”.
This indicates that most of the neighbors might’ve not thought about their own personal opinion before going along with the crowd. In conclusion, the two articles “Peer Pressure” and “Conscience and Authority” display why the group changed from a group to
In the teleplay, the neighbors go from a calm group to a hectic mob. For example, Steve states, “ Well I guess what we’d better do then is to run a check on the neighborhood and see which one of us is really human.”. This shows that the group is trying to figure out what has been happening in the neighborhood without losing control. In addition, the text states “I’ll run downtown. We’ll get this all straightened out.”. This proves that the group is trying to figure out who the source of …show more content…
First, the “Peer Pressure” article states, “...in controlled experiments, people choose correctly almost 100% of the time, during the actual experiment sessions, test subjects would remark on how clearly wrong the other people in the room work”. Therefore, the neighbors conformed towards what the other neighbors were doing even when they knew is was wrong. Similarly, the text mentions, “ To Asch’s surprise, 37 of the 50 subjects conformed to the majority at least once, and 14 of them conformed on more than 6 of the 12 trials.” As a result this proves that the neighbors had conformed towards the hectic actions of a mob rather than remaining calm. Moreover, the article “ Conscience and Authority” states, “...when people are ordered to do something by someone they view in authority, most will obey…”. This means, that most people of the crowd acted like a mob because most of the authority figures such as Charlie performed actions that the neighbors also went along with. Additionally, the article says, “ Surprisingly, two thirds refused to obey the order, a sharp contrast to Milgram’s finding…”.
This indicates that most of the neighbors might’ve not thought about their own personal opinion before going along with the crowd. In conclusion, the two articles “Peer Pressure” and “Conscience and Authority” display why the group changed from a group to