The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street was originally an episode of the 1960s television show The Twilight Zone, which was later made into a graphic novel. The story deals with human nature and paranoia, and is a great tool for teaching themes, lessons, and morals in the classroom.
Paranoia causes neighbors to turn on each other. A perfect example of this is how Charlie turned on Les when his car mysteriously started!
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The residents of Maple St. are unable to control their fear. This leads Charlie shooting Peter Van Horn.
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It seems the only person not joining the mob, was Steve. Throughout the story, he manages to keep a level head. He remains logical and rational, trying to come up with a reasonable explanation. This runs very counter to the rest of the neighborhood.
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