Censorship In 'The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street'

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Censorship can block out real events that impact story lines in movies or tv episodes. By censoring ideas based of of real events, writers determined to get the message past find creative and stealthy ways to hide morals to a viewing audience. Some events Like murders even inspire short films such as “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street” written by Rod Serling. Real world events such as the murder of Emmett Till can inspire writers like Rod Serling to write short Sci-Fi films such as “The Twilight Zone” episodes to have hidden meanings.

Emmett Till was a black teenager who visited family, and was murdered. Emmett had polio as a child but was left almost unaffected as he was left with only a stutter that he learned to avoid by whistling