What Is The Theme Of Monster By Walter Dean Myers

The title of the book I read is Monster by Walter Dean Myers. It was published in 1999 by Harpercollins. It has 281 pages. The genre of this book could be described as drama, crime fiction, or just fiction. This book tells about a young, sixteen-year-old boy who is on trial for helping with a murder. He was just the lookout to make sure the store, they robbed was clear, but his crew got caught and he got ratted out. Now he’s in some serious trouble. In “Monster”, Steve Harmon is characterized as a troubled teen caught in a terrible situation and is struggling to find himself in a world of chaos and isolation. The story takes place in Manhattan/Harlem New York City, New York. There are a few major places that the story takes place in. These

The story is written with dialogue like how a movie script would be written. Steve can also be described as the antagonist because the story revolves around him. He’s on trial for murder in this whole book. Steve took a part in the murder of a store owner, Mr. Nesbitt. Steve had a very specific job and that was to be a look-out for the people he was going to rob the store with. He had to make sure there was nobody occupying the store, such as police officers, little old ladies, or children. That sort of thing! A few other main characters that should be discussed are Kathy O’Brien (minor character). Kathy is Steve’s defense attorney. She is in charge of basically humanizing Steve in front of the jury. On the other side is Sandra Petrocelli. She is the State’s Defense Attorney. She is trying to get Steve into jail and she is the one who refers to Steve as a “monster”. This word, in turn, grinds itself into Steve’s mind and he thinks he is nothing but a monster. James King is the static character because he doesn’t change one bit throughout the story. He stays mean and remains a thug. James is one of four people involved in the robbery. He is the hardcore

Steve is in jail and he is scared out of his mind. He doesn’t know what to do and he doesn’t know who he even is anymore. Another part of the exposition is that he is on trial for taking part in the murder of Mr. Nesbitt. In the rising action Steve cries a lot, especially at night. The book then explains what is on trial and that is a robbery that turned into a murder. The robbery was just supposed to be a robbery, but Mr. Nesbitt pulled out his pistol and threatened the boys. It was told that James King snatched the gun from Nesbitt’s hands and proceeded to shoot Nesbitt in the chest a few times. Steve denies that he knows King, but in his journal entries it shows that he knows him well and even wanted to be tough like he was. I think the climax was when Steve hit the point of most depression. Steve hits the low-point when the prosecutors finish their finishing arguments. O’Brien explains to Steve that it will be very difficult to humanize him to the jury. She wants to show the jury that he is different that all the other thugs that are being placed on trial for murder. They both aren’t very confident and do not think this whole thing will end up disastrous. Steve becomes ultimately depressed when he believes that he will be found guilty for his mistakes and rot in a jail cell for twenty or more years. Next, the falling action. The defense, Steve’s side, presents their witnesses. This is a huge moment because