Short Story The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street '

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In real life people in real life misjudge people everyday. In the story “the monsters are due on maple street” it is ironic because, the residents wait throughout the entire story for the “monsters” to show up. When in fact the “monsters” are already there. There are many examples of ‘monstrous behavior throughout the entire story At the beginning of the story the residents are calm and friendly with each other. Next a meteor flies overhead and causes a total loss of power. The residents then start to panic and accuse neighbors of being aliens. Ultimately they become so irrational that they kill Pete Van Horn. This explains that the title is ironic because the people were waiting for the monsters to arrive when really the monsters were already…show more content…
The residents are suspicious and nervous especially Charlie ,he feels ha is falsely accused. The accusing starts when the lights go on and off is Charlies house then the residents get suspicious and start to mob Charlie .The residents see a shadowy figure headed toward them and Charlie grabs a rifle Steve tried to stop Charlie from shooting but Charlie shot the figure. When the walked up close to the Dead figure they realize it is Pete Van Horn. They residents throw rocks at Charlie and Charlie say he knows who the alien is. Charlie accuses tommy of being the alien because tommy knew about the alien story . This can be explained logically though the lights in Charlies house turning on could’ve been a power surge. Charlie could’ve shot Pete Van Horn because he didn’t know it was him and he thought it was the alien. When he blamed Tommy for being an alien he just wanted the blame off his back . This is another example of monstrous behavior. The title “the monsters are due on maple street” is ironic because while the residents were waiting for the monsters to show up throughout the whole entire story. The real monsters are the humans and our
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