Why Monster is significant in the novel
Many people are considered monsters in the world. Whether it's for killing someone, commiting a crime, or even the way they act towards other people. The novel Monster demonstrates multiple ways people are monsters. Some people are even falsely accused of being a monster when they aren’t or they could have been framed. The author, Walter Dean Myers, uses the title of his book as a crucial part of the story.
Firstly, many people saw Steve as a monster which contributed a massive part of the title of the story. He was accused of murdering the store owner and robbing the store. Respectful Steve, caring and innocent, would not commit a crime of that nature. He was falsely accused and many people saw him
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Killing, stealing, and leaving, King escaped the store after the crime. He just murdered someone for no reason except to just make a little bit of cash. Many people see him as a monster for being able to do all of that. In court he also acted like it was not a big deal that he just murdered someone and ruined his family because they have to deal with the loss of a loved one. The text proves this by stating “Mr. Evans, who participated in the robbery, will testify that there was a struggle, which resulted in the gun being discharged and Mr. Nesbitt being killed.” The following proves that he is a monster due to the way he reacts. Also another way is after bobo just killed someone he went and got food. He can be seen as uncaring about the crime due to his reaction. After watching someone die that you killed and going to get food is insensitive. This helped the jury that he can just move on and eat without regretting what he did. He even used the same money that he just stole from the store. To prove the statement above the novel says “who could see a man killed and then go over to a fast-food place and have a nice meal.” This shows that he was able to just kill someone and move on with his life. Many people would see this as someone who is a monster which represents the title of the story