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Steve Harmon: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing Steve may have been seen as not guilty, but does that mean Steve is truly innocent? After all, the Justice System can falsely accuse somebody or see a guilty person not guilty. I believe Steve to be one of those times, being a guilty person seen as innocent. 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. Steve was a Monster because He lied and doubted himself. During the quote, Steve …show more content…

After all, about 12 people(Jury) said he was not guilty which is pretty impressive. Steve was found not guilty by super good lawyers that are good at doing their job. However, it does not mean Steve was truly innocent. Therefore, Steve should be considered a monster. Steve is a monster because he knew about the robbery. In court, Ms. Petrocelli was talking about Steve being involved with the crime. The author wrote “‘The man who was to enter the store and check it out is sitting at the other table. His name is Steven Harmon.”’ (Myers 24). Steve probably being involved with the crime of helping the criminals with robbing the store shows that he is a bad person. If he was just going to get some mints he wouldn't have been detected to have been involved. The people who were also involved with the crime confirmed that he was involved with the crime by being a lookout. The only reason why he was seen as not guilty is that he didn't give any signal to the

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