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The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street
When a Whimsical Tale is Taken as True In the Twilight Zone episode “the Monsters are Due on Maple Street” the quote, “The world is full of Maple Streets” explains the notion that when something abnormal occurs people tend to jump to conclusions. On many occasions these assumption can be extremely dangerous. The people of Maple Street get their world turned upside down when the power suddenly goes out; their concern grows when their cars don't work either. A little, annoying boy named Tommy, believes that this is the work of aliens and they shouldn't leave the neighborhood. He plants a seed of conspiracy theory into the minds of his neighbors when he mentions that the aliens are disguised as humans. This provides these worried and confused

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