Walter Dean Myers Monster Research Paper

Elijah Carpenter

Juhas

3 Hour

2/10/23

The boy that became a monster You know what I wonder? I wonder what goes through people's minds when they are not just a human anymore, they are real life monsters. Steve Harmon is a kid who is on trial for being a part of a robbery and murder. He lives in Harlem; New York and he is also only 16 years old. In the novel, Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, Steve Harmon was a monster because he lied and he doubts himself.

Steve was a monster because he lied to the jury and said that he wasn’t in the store that day. Steve is in jail waiting on his trial for robbery and murder. He is writing in his journal. The book said, “I walked into a drugstore to look for some mints, and then I walked out…” (Myers 140). The quote explains that Steve is a monster because he said in his journal that he was in the store that day. He had told the jury that he wasn’t in the store that day. You are not supposed to lie in court and if he wasn’t a monster he

Steve is in jail waiting on his trial for robbery and murder. He is writing in his journal. The book said, “I walked into a drugstore to look for some mints, and then I walked out…” (Myers 140). The quote explains that Steve is a monster because he said in his journal that he was in the store that day. He had told the jury that he wasn’t in the store that day. You are not supposed to lie in court and if he wasn’t a monster he wouldn’t have had to lie in court. Also, Steve is having a flashback about him and King. The book said, “‘Usually I see him in the playground. Maybe he’d say something like “Those guys can’t play ball,” stuff like that.”’ (Myers 226). Steve is a monster because he said that was the only thing they talked about. In reality they talked about kicking someone's butt. That is lying to the jury. Steve was in the store but he lied to the jury about it and that makes him a