Character Analysis Of Monster In Walter Dean Myers's Monster

Do you think a young adult can go from human to a monster? Steve Harmon is 16 years old and is on trial for robbery or murder. He lives in the United States in New York City. Steve has turned from a young adult to a monster. In the novel, Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, Steve Harmon was a monster because he lied and knew about the robbery. Steve was a monster because he lied. Steve is being asked questions in court by Mrs Petrocelli. The author wrote,,“‘Usually I see him in the playground. Maybe he’d say something like “Those guys can’t play ball,” stuff like that.”’ (Myers 229). This shows Steve is a monster because he lied to the jury and didn’t tell the truth. Monsters only lie and think of themselves to protect their butts. While he was under pressure, he had started to only think of himself . Steve lieing was bad because if you lied in court you could go to jail because it’s illegal to lie during court. Also, He had lied again to the jury while in court. About him knowing when the robbery had happened and that he wasn’t in

This makes people think he is a good person because 12 people think he was not guilty.They think he wasn’t bad because the jury said he was not guilty. However, Just because he was found not guilty doesn’t mean Steve was innocent. Therefore, Steve was a monster. Steve was a monster because he doubts himself. Steve is in his cell thinking to himself. The author wrote,“It was me who lay on the cot wondering if I was fooling myself.” (Myers 148). Throughout the story every time Steve goes to his cell and thinks and starts to doubt himself as it shows in the quote that you just seen.This shows that Steve is a monster because he is wondering if he’s lying to himself. Then he started doubting himself and kinda blaming himself. This made Steve a monster because he was walking in the store the day the robbery happened knowing that it was that day and