Taraji Fair
Juhas
3rd
2-10-23
He’s Not A Monster
A good person is a person who treats others well even when unhappy!” Steve is a 16 year old boy who lives in New York City. Steve was accused of robbing and killing the owner who owned the drugstore. He tries to take care of his neighborhood. In the novel, Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, Steve Harmon was a good person because he was not guilty and cared for others.
Steve was a good person because he was found not guilty. Steve is a good person but he is being accused of murder. He loves his little brother. The book said, “‘He is innocent until proven guilty.”’ (Myers 26-27). Steve is innocent because there is no evidence of him being guilty. Steve likes to do films. Steve is still young and what killer waves to their mom when they're in trial unless they're innocent. He loves his little brother. He wants to get back to school. Steve was found not guilty. Steve and his family were so happy. The book said, “The guards who were standing behind Steve moved away from him. He has been found not guilty.” (Myers 276). This shows Steve is a good person. Steve is a good person because he was not
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Steve is going to show that he cares for others. The book said, ‘“He’s very much involved with depicting his neighborhood and environment in a positive manner.’” (Myers 235). This proves Steve is a good person. He likes to help his neighborhood. He likes to take pictures of things. He likes school. Steve is going to show he cares for others. The book said, “I wanted to tell Jerry that I loved him.” (Myers 157). This proves he is a good person. What guilty person wants to tell his little brother they loved him. What guilty person would ever tell someone they loved them. He wants to make the world a better place. Steve is not guilty and he cares for others they are similar because he still wants to be kind to
Steve is from a book called Monster, Steve is the protagonist of the story. It takes place in New York in the city Harlem, Steve, a person accused of murder with a phew others. Steve has to go to court to testify that he is innocent with the phew others. The book never really gave a real answer to if Steve is a monster or innocent, but I think Steve is actually a monster in the whole book. In the novel, Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, Steve Harmon was a Monster because he lied and doubted himself.
but i'm just going to name the top three. First steve has a guilty conscious Which means he's doubting himself about being the lookout. If he knew he wasn't a bad person Than he wouldn't be trying to convince everyone that he is a good person. Another reason is steve has multiple witnesses.
Throughout the book Steve shows signs of being scared. for example, when he is mopping the floor with his other inmates Steve starts feeling nausea looking at the rest of his inmates wearing the same suit he is wearing and doing the same activity as him. Steve’s biggest conflict in the story is himself. He starts feeling his self doubt
To start off, being in jail and court in this situation causes a lot of metal struggles. Steve knows he messed up and can lead to many years in jail, making him think deeply about his life. From Steve being through
Although Steven is going through a tough time in his life, I would consider Steven as a best friend. Steven could be a best friend because he is so thoughtful. In the story when he is sitting and talking with a cancer patient, Samantha, Steven gives her his favorite pair of drum sticks. This is a very thoughtful
Steve is fighting with himself to figure out whether he is a monster. In Monster, Myers examines his idea of a monster through a court case. Firstly, Steve is fighting himself to try and find who he truly is. Disappointing, devastating, discriminating, the boy fights for his rights in front of the jury.
He is facing twenty-five years or more in prison, and through his journal entries, he displays his fear of living there his entire young adulthood. Steve is not the only one being tried for this murder. Authorities claim that he was the lookout man, and his friend Bobo Evans is the one that actually committed the murder. He and Bobo are considered monsters by the prosecutor, and she tries her very best to put every possible witness on the stand to testify against them. However, she does not always choose witnesses with the best character or background to reveal the events that happened the day of the crime.
I give him one of the chocolate bars that they gave me in the rewards. Stevie looked a bit happier, but all he did was just nod. He had done an incredible thing with tons of backfire on him. Even though he’s in big trouble, he has a new friend and he did the right
The book ended ambiguously and left the reader to question whether or not Steve was truly innocent. Because of the numerous questionable scenes/parts in the novel, I believe that Steve Harmon is guilty of being a participant in the crime that led to death of Mr. Nesbitt. Would a man who was innocent continuously change his story? Steve’s statements regarding his whereabouts and what he was doing on the day of the murder is inconsistent. Steve stated that he just went inside
Steve’s mother’s insight into the crime makes Steve feels as if he is innocent. Ordinarily, he is relying on others’ to see where he stands in the crime and if he is innocent or not. In this case, he is
Before the trial, Steve is already scared of what the outcome is and how he might spend his whole life in jail and starts doubting his chances of being found not guilty. During the trial, Steve starts hearing the things the prosecutor is saying and sees the people who are testifying against him, which is already not putting him in a good state of mind, and this combines with him seeing his father who looks very scared of Steve, and this all gives Steve disappointment. After the trial, Steve is found not guilty and gets to return home and we next hear from him five months later where we see his father had left him and that Steve doesn’t even know who he is, which shows that he feels damaged. With all of this in mind, we can see that Steve, a dark-skinned, sixteen-year-old boy, has gone through a change from being afraid to feeling lost with himself through doubt, disappointment, and damage. Image how other people feel in
In addition, In his journal he says that he misses his brother and he wants to be with him but he can’t because he is in jail. The book said, “I wish Jerry were here. Not in jail, but somehow with me.” (Myers 205). It proves he is good because he cares about his family.
“He supposed to tell if there was anybody in the drugstore. He didn't say nothing so we figured it was all right.” Based on what Bobo said, Steve didn't show any sign and he didn't say anything. It could be that Steve just walked into the store on his own at the same day as
Steve is convinced that he himself is
(Myers 58). This shows Steve is a good person because he wants to help the world. He would do this by saving people. This has more evidence than him being a criminal because criminals don’t save people, they kill people. That is not what he wants to do.