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Violent Attacks In 'Postcards From Monster Island'
Violent attacks also happen in “Postcards from Monster Island” as well when humans attack these monsters that are believed to be ruining the town but in most cases they are helping it. The Cloud Squid is seen helping people in Houdini’s Unit “The water tank, I thought. She’s the one who put the rainwater in there . . .”. The humans do not understand why monsters like Behemoth and the Cloud Squid exist, so the automatic solution is plan an attack. “They did no damage to Behemoth. But they did plenty of damage to our city. Just when I thought they would wise up and stop with the bombs, a troop of marines jumped out of an airplane and parachuted onto him”(Devenport). Humans, in some cases government try to control a certain group or class of

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