Walter Dean Myers' graphic novel Monster is about a sixteen-year-old African American boy named Steve Harmon, This graphic novel is written in a first person perspective from Steve's view. He shows himself through his journal entries and a screenplay. In this book, the protagonist’s are Kathy O’Brien, Mr. Sawicki, and Steve Harmon. The antagonists are the justice system, Richard Evans or more commonly known “bobo”, James King, the Assistant District Attorney (Sandra Petrocelli) and Steve King's lawyer Asa Briggs. The story takes place in Manhattan, Harlem, the courtroom in a city lockup, and sometimes in the neighborhood where Steve Harmon lives. The problem is that Steve Harmon is awaiting trial for his role as an accomplice in a drugstore robbery that ended in the felony murder of Alguinaldo Nesbitt if Steve is proved guilty he can get sentenced 25 years to a life sentence in prison. Kathy O’Brien is Steve's lawyer, and the four men on trial for this murder are James King, Oswaldo Cruz, and Richard “BoBo” Evans.
The book begins with Steve being arrested at his front door right in front of his mom. …show more content…
I like this quote because it makes me think about what a monster is and the different meanings. Traditionally as most people know it, a monster is an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening. However, in this book, they use it to describe people. Now after reading this book when I hear ¨Monster¨ I will think a Monster is a bad person who disregards other people's feelings and hurts people in many different ways from emotional to physical.This quote also stood out to me because it's the title of the book so I wanted to know the meaning behind the
The book begins with Steve being arrested at his front door right in front of his mom. …show more content…
I like this quote because it makes me think about what a monster is and the different meanings. Traditionally as most people know it, a monster is an imaginary creature that is typically large, ugly, and frightening. However, in this book, they use it to describe people. Now after reading this book when I hear ¨Monster¨ I will think a Monster is a bad person who disregards other people's feelings and hurts people in many different ways from emotional to physical.This quote also stood out to me because it's the title of the book so I wanted to know the meaning behind the