The Monsters are Due on Maple Street teaches us that people are suspicious of what they don't understand. When the lights went out the people got scared. When Les Goodman’s car started by itself the others blamed him. When these things happened people started pointing fingers and trying to find a scapegoat. People lose control of their mind when they don't understand.
Suspicion is real! We see it everyday. People didn't know how mankind was created so we thought maybe evolution or God. People are suspicious of the government because they don't