Talk:The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street
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Monsters are due on Maple Street
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[edit] Mapleophobia
There's a Maple Street just a few blocks from my house in my neighborhood of Trucksville, Pennsylvania, a town in the vacinity of 25-30 miles southeast of Scranton and 10 miles east of Wilkes-Barre.
[edit] Hello, McCarthyism, hello?
The theme section needs some work. The whole paranoia angle is clearly influenced by the McCarthy red-bating stuff. This episode aired in 1959 for god's sake.
[edit] A Wonderful Study of Man and Mind
This episode is certainly one of the most fascinating ones I've seen so far. There are very deep and fundamental messages in this episode and should definitely be viewed by all and discussed. There are many learning resources on the Internet, which anyone can find by typing the title in Google. Also, there is a very enlightening essay available at http://www.americanviewsabroad.org/monsters.html
[edit] More info
Agreed that the themes section needs work. Also, The teleplay appears standard in many jr. high english text books. Does anyone know more about that?
