By ROD SERLING

Monsters are Due on Maple Street”

Rod SerlingShort Summary of The Twilight ZoneCharacterSettingProblemEventsConclusion Story Theme

Content:

Rod Serling:Born:Rod man Edward

SerlingDecember 25, 1924(1924-12-25)Syracuse, New York, USA

Died:June 28, 1975(1975-

06-28) (aged 50)Rochester, New York, USA

Language: English

Education:Bachelor of Arts in Literature

Genres:Literary realism, Speculative fiction, Science fiction, Horror fiction

Period:1954–1975

Summary:A bright object roars over peaceful Maple Street, and suddenly the power goes off, the phones stop working, and cars will not start. Steve Brand and a neighbor, Charlie, plan to walk downtown for help, but young Tommy insists that aliens have landed and they don’t want anyone to leave the block. When Les Goodman’s car starts by itself, people suspect that Les is an agent of the aliens. A panic ensues as the resident look for someone to blame for all the strange events. One man, Peter Van Horn, is accidentally shot dead by Charlie. The group of neighbors turns into an angry mob. From a distance, aliens watch with satisfaction, commenting that human beings are their own worst enemies.

NarratorTommySteve BrandDon MartinMyra Brand, Steve’s wifeWomanVoice One,Two,Three,Four,Five

Characters:

Pete Van HornCharlieSally, Tommy’s motherMan OneLes GoodmanEthel Goodman, Les’s wifeMan TwoFigure OneFigure Two

Place: Maple Street, USA Evening

Problem: All the electrical power goes out, the neighbors suspect aliens caused it and that some of the neighbors might be aliens in disguise.

Setting:

No cordless phonesNo cell phones“Regular” phones do not use electricity.Phone calls often still went through an

operator.No Ipods or cd players.“Portable” radios were battery operated.No remote starters for cars.

Time:1960’s

Event 1:

Neighbors start accusing each other of strange actions that make them suspect their friends.

Event 2:

Charlie brings out his shotgun, mistakes Pete Van Horn for an ET, and kills him. The neighbors panic and accuse each other. The ET's discuss how they will conquer the world by letting people destroy themselves!

Facing the destructive monsters of prejudice and suspicion within and without.

By Rod Serling

Story Theme:

Personification: gives human qualities to non-human

things.

Conflict:Charlie shoots Pete Van Horn

Other Things:

Simile:

Comparison using like or as to describe something else.The crowd moves LIKE a mob.

Narrator: The narrator explains that weapons can

be danger more than bombs

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