From a death in the family to receiving a bad grade on a test, although different, every day people go through challenges. The difference between these people though, is how they choose to tackle these problems. Some choose to talk to their acquaintances, while others choose to keep it to themselves--it is just a preference. In Monster by Walter Dean Myers one of the characters is on trial for felony murder. This sixteen year old’s name is Steve Harmon and he chooses to write about his challenges. Being in jail from something he is proven, at the end of the novel, to not have committed is hard on Harmon. To deal this this all, he not only keeps a journal, but writes a movie script. Clearly, recalling challenging times and writing about them,