Question
The crowd picks this up again and with it their suspicions come back with a rush. The murmur becomes a loud chant filling the air with accusations and demands for action. Two of the men pass Don right up the steps. Goodman flattens himself against the screen door.
GOODMAN
Now wait a minute! You just keep your distance there! What kind of nonsense is this? Because I've got a generator that works – what's that make me? Some kind of criminal or something? I don't know why the generator's working. It's just working, that's all!
–The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,
Rod Serling
What three things does this passage show about Les Goodman?
He feels threatened.
He is brave and stands up for himself.
He is respected by his neighbors.
He is a logical person.
He believes in aliens.
GOODMAN
Now wait a minute! You just keep your distance there! What kind of nonsense is this? Because I've got a generator that works – what's that make me? Some kind of criminal or something? I don't know why the generator's working. It's just working, that's all!
–The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,
Rod Serling
What three things does this passage show about Les Goodman?
He feels threatened.
He is brave and stands up for himself.
He is respected by his neighbors.
He is a logical person.
He believes in aliens.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The passage shows the following three things about Les Goodman:
1. **He feels threatened.** - His reaction to the crowd's accusations indicates that he feels defensive and pressured by their suspicion.
2. **He is brave and stands up for himself.** - Goodman confronts the crowd and demands they keep their distance, which shows he has the courage to assert himself despite the situation.
3. **He is a logical person.** - Goodman tries to rationalize the situation by questioning why his working generator makes him a criminal, suggesting that he approaches the problem with logic rather than fear.
He does not appear to be respected by his neighbors in this moment, nor is there evidence in this passage that he believes in aliens.
1. **He feels threatened.** - His reaction to the crowd's accusations indicates that he feels defensive and pressured by their suspicion.
2. **He is brave and stands up for himself.** - Goodman confronts the crowd and demands they keep their distance, which shows he has the courage to assert himself despite the situation.
3. **He is a logical person.** - Goodman tries to rationalize the situation by questioning why his working generator makes him a criminal, suggesting that he approaches the problem with logic rather than fear.
He does not appear to be respected by his neighbors in this moment, nor is there evidence in this passage that he believes in aliens.