Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. As they shout, accuse, scream, interspersing with cuts of TILT SHOTS OF HOUSES as the lights go on and off and then slowly in the middle of this nightmarish morass of sight and sound the CAMERA STARTS TO PULL AWAY until once again we've reached the opening shot looking at the Maple Street sign from high above. THE CAMERA CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY. . . .
Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. CHARLIE (CONT’D) He comes walkin' out of the darkness—how am I supposed to know who he was? (he grabs Steve) Steve—you know why I shot! How was I supposed to know he wasn't a monster or something? (he grabs Don now) We're all scared of the same thing. I was just tryin' to . . . tryin' to protect my home, that's all! Look, all of you, that's all I was tryin' to do. (he looks down wildly at the body) I didn't know it was somebody we knew! I didn't know—
Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.68. MED. CLOSE SHOT – CHARLIE 68.On the front porch as a rock thrown from the group smashes a window alongside of him, the broken glass flying past him. A couple of pieces cutting him. He stands there perspiring, rumpled, blood running down from a cut on the cheek. His wife breaks away from the group to throw herself into his arms. He buries his face against her. We can see the crowd converging on the porch now.VOICESIt must have been him.He's the one.We got to get Charlie.Another rock lands on the porch. Now Charlie pushes his wife behind him, facing the group.
Which best describes the theme of Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street?
Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. STEVE (whirls around toward her) Show them nothing! If they want to look inside our house—let them get a search warrant. CHARLIE Look, buddy, you can't afford to— STEVE(interrupting)Charlie, don't tell me what I can afford! And stop telling me who's dangerous and who isn't and who's safe and who's a menace.
Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. 59. MED. LONG SHOT – STEVE'S HOUSE 59. His wife steps down from the porch, bites her lip, calls out. MRS. BRAND Steve! Steve, please.(then looking around frightened, she walks toward the group)It's just a ham radio set, that's all. I bought him a book on it myself. It's just a ham radio set. A lot of people have them. I can show it to you. It's right down in the basement.
What is one reason that Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street is considered science fiction as opposed to fantasy fiction?
Which excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street best reflects its theme?
Which line from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street helps to distinguish this teleplay as a work of science fiction rather than a work of fantasy fiction?
Read the excerpt from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. 75. SERIES OF CLOSE SHOTS – PEOPLE 75. MAN ONE (shouting) It isn't the kid . . . it's Bob Weaver's house. WOMAN ONE It isn't Bob Weaver's house, it's Don Martin's place. CHARLIE I tell you it's the kid. DON It's Charlie. He's the one.
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