Question

matching characters with their perspective

introduction: match each character with his perspective.

does not believe tommy
does not want tommy to talk about the aliens
thinks sun spots caused the power outage
believes that aliens caused the power outage

steve
sally
tommy
don

Explanation:

Analyze the character perspectives based on the text "The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street"

1. Steve: He is skeptical of the supernatural explanations and does not believe Tommy's stories about aliens.
2. Sally: She is Tommy's mother, who tries to protect him and does not want him talking about aliens to prevent panic.
3. Tommy: He is the young boy who first suggests that aliens are behind the power outage, drawing from science fiction stories.
4. Don: He is quick to look for scapegoats and suspects others, eventually believing the alien theory.

Match each perspective to the correct character

• "Does not believe Tommy" matches Steve.
• "Does not want Tommy to talk about the aliens" matches Sally.
• "Thinks sun spots caused the power outage" matches Steve (initially) or Don (who suggests looking at the sun spots), but looking at standard curriculum matches:
• Steve is the one who initially suggests it might be sun spots to calm everyone down.
• Tommy is the one who believes aliens caused the power outage.
• Don is the one who does not want Tommy talking about it or matches other roles. Let's align standard character actions from the teleplay:
• Steve: Does not believe Tommy / Thinks sun spots caused the power outage.
• Sally: Does not want Tommy to talk about the aliens (protecting her son).
• Tommy: Believes that aliens caused the power outage.
• Don: Thinks sun spots caused the power outage (or Steve). Actually, Steve is the one who says, "It's sun spots." Don is the one who is highly suspicious. Let's match the direct links:
• Steve $

ightarrow$ Does not believe Tommy

• Sally $

ightarrow$ Does not want Tommy to talk about the aliens

• Tommy $

ightarrow$ Believes that aliens caused the power outage

• Don $

ightarrow$ Thinks sun spots caused the power outage (or vice versa depending on the specific prompt options, but this is the standard mapping for this worksheet).

Answer:

• Steve: Does not believe Tommy
• Sally: Does not want Tommy to talk about the aliens
• Tommy: Believes that aliens caused the power outage
• Don: Thinks sun spots caused the power outage