Monsters are due on maple street

“The tools of conquest do not necessarily come with bombs and explosions and fallout. There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices to be found only in the minds of men. For the record, prejudices can kill and suspicion can destroy, and a thoughtless frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all its own for the children, and the children yet unborn.”
In the quote above I believe that Sterling is saying or rather explaining the behavior of mankind. He is saying that mankind has a tendency to be paranoid and blame other people for someone that cannot be explained, blame other people and claim that some supernatural force is helping them do the unexplainable even when the explainable is right in front of their own eyes. He's saying that the most powerful weapon, the most horrific way to destroy the human race is just by letting them be themselves. I believe that this quote sums up the tendency to blame, that mankind has a tendency to blame it's self and for that the consequences are harsh.

Good Night and Good luck

“Let us dream to the extent of saying that on a given Sunday night the time normally occupied by Ed Sullivan is given over to a clinical survey of the state of American education, and a week or two later the time normally used by Steve Allen is devoted to a thoroughgoing study of American policy in the Middle East. Would the corporate image of their respective sponsors be damaged? Would the stockholders rise up in their wrath and complain? Would anything happen other than that a few million people would have received a little illumination on subjects that may well determine the future of this country, and therefore the future of the corporations? To those who say people wouldn't look; they wouldn't be interested; they're too complacent, indifferent and insulated, I can only reply: There is, in one reporter's opinion, considerable evidence against that contention. But even if they are right, what have they got to lose? Because if they are right, and this instrument is good for nothing but to entertain, amuse and insulate, then the tube is flickering now and we will soon see that the whole struggle is lost. This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it is merely wires and lights in a box. Good night, and good luck.”



In this speech I believe that he's saying that people don't stand up for what they believe in like he did, they look at the consequences first then realize that it isn't worth studying or finding out information about, they don't think that the information they give out to the people who want to listen is worth the consequences weather they may be good or bad. I highly agree with his statement. Based on his speech I believe that He would be very pleased with television today since people do look for a story to find and tell people and other people do listen.
Comparing TV and the radio in the time of Morrow to the internet now, I believe that it does help us with our educational needs and the flow of information. If you type in a topic on Google you get so many sites instantaneously and all about your topic it's not just a "box of wires and lights" its so much more then that. Before you had to wait for a certain topic to come up on TV or the radio, now the right information is right below your fingertips.

Act IV

Danforth "Mr. Hale.. their punishment" page 1326

References from the bible have been used a lot so far in this play, which can better explain this time period. Now a days we use references to pop culture to discribe what we mean and not biblical references but in that time every one was familiar with the bible which is why they used terms from it. This says quite a lot about the time period that they where in, it was a puritan society which explains why every one over reacted once one person claimed that the devil is loose in Salem.

"Marry Warren: Conjures me?...I made it." (Page 1283)


We can infer that Abigail had something to do with Hale coming to the Proctors house to take Elizabeth away. There is history between Abigail and John which is why Abigail would do anything to get rid of Elizabeth. Which would probably make sense for her to use the poppet that Marry was making as an excuse to tell people and get her arrested.

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"Abigail,smashes her across the face: shut it,now shut it!" Page 1244

All of a sudden now Abigail has turned from this nice sweet girl who was telling Parris what her and her friends did in the forest to this horrible violent girl hitting one of her friends. Her act of violence and leadership all of a sudden could be foreshadowing something that may happen soon. It may also be because she is scared to she masks her fears with violence. What ever it is I can now infer that she has many personalities and may do what ever she has to, to get what she wants.