Walter Dean Meyers Are Never Seen As A Monster

A monster is a daunting individual. Someone who is mischievous or evil in nature. If one is expressed as a monster, they are taken to be as cruel or frightening. Steve Harmon in Walter Dean Meyers,’ Monster, is called a monster for being involved in criminal acts. His lawyer was Kathy O’Brien. He was involved in a robbery at a drugstore with two gangsters, Richard “Bobo” Evans and James King. His job was to walk in the store and make sure the scene was clear, so they could go in and initiate the robbery. An individual who is assessed with vile actions may be called a monster. Firstly, a monster is someone perceived to have done criminal or evil acts. The author talks about the mysterious robbery that involved Steve and the two neighborhood gangsters at a local supermarket that resulted in the death of the owner, Aguinaldo Nesbitt. Steve Harmon, a young adult, was accused of felony murder. This shows that even a young kid who has been accused, although may or may not be proven guilty, is held to be a monster. Steve is terrified throughout the whole situation. He is completely inexperienced and does not feel he played a huge role in the actual robbery. He was pressured as the “lookout. He expresses his feelings through his journals where he writes all of his thoughts.

O’Brien questions the emotional Steve, confused and innocent. Steve is aware that a lot of people are or are going to judge him, even his parents. Steve says, “I’ve never seen my father cry before...Everything was just pouring out of him…” This elaborately conveys that his father had been crying because he had never imagined his son to be involved in such monstrous behavior. Confused, saddened, depressed, Steve worries he has demolished his relationship with his father forever. Although worried about his parents being disappointed, the trial is mainly on his mind. He holds guilt in his soul. He does not want to be portrayed as a