Walter Dean Myers

Criticism, shows how, a reader, relates his or her possible favorite author’s past, in order to relate it on how that author writes their story, and how the simplest pieces of texts relates towards their past. Walter Dean Myers was a famous author in his times, some of his well known books/poems included, Monsters, Fallen Angels, Slam!, Hoops, Bad Boy: A memoir, Harlem, Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices and etc. As he was young his mother had died when he was the age of 2, which then he grew up in Harlem, which started his legacy in reading books. His books show much of his biography as he was a kid growing up to become an author of books and poems. Notably, as stated before his mother had died when he was 2 years old, his father had given him to another family because he couldn’t live with the son anymore. So he was taken care by an…

of self-negativity are shown in the crime-fiction book Monster, where author Walter Dean Myers elucidates the main protagonist, Steve Harmon, attempting to find himself while undergoing a tragic event where lots of outside opinions are being created about him. Steve strives to preach his version of ethics and make the people around him see him as a “good person”, while his environment continues to negatively…

In 1964, a giant step was taken by the people of America. Segregation was abolished and the hope for racial equality, in all senses, was high. Unfortunately, this giant step toward equality was not enough to actually get there. Many people of color face injustice to this day and biases based on the color of a person’s skin often determine where they end up in life. Walter Dean Myers writes about a 16-year old boy named Steve Harmon who is on trial for murder. Throughout the story, the reader…

In the story bad boy Walter Dean Myers tells us about his past in chapter one. Myers starts by talking about his Great Great Uncle Lucas Dennis and how part of the Dennis family moved to Martinsburg, West Virginia. The Dennis family soon merged with the Green family. And Mary Dolly Green later became Walters’s mother. Myers was the four of the fifth children Mary had. Unfortunately Mary died shortly after her fifth child. Leaving George Myers with seven children Gertrude, Ethel, George, Walter,…

1.Summarize the book. "Monster" by waiter dean Myers is about 16-year-old boy who lives in an urban community where most are unemployed or underemployed. the boy’s name is Steve Harmon. he is wrongfully convicted for a drug store robbery and murder of the owner Mr. Nesbit. Steve is currently in jail while his trial is being heard. during his time in jail, he writing down the harsh stuff and tortures that happen in jail such as beating steeling fights and even rape. during the trial Steve claims…

novel, Fallen Angels, by Walter Dean Myers, the story is set during the Vietnam War. The story includes a character named Richie, who has been drafted to war at a very young age. The novel shows how soldiers who go to war change because they are exposed to new experiences. Fallen Angels shows how people who go to war become a different person through religion. It also shows people changing in war by showing soldiers becoming more aware of their surroundings and more suspicious of them. A third…

This concept comes from the novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers, where there is a young boy named Steve Harmon from New York who lives a regular life, goes to school, has friends, and has a passion for movies and movie making. He had a normal lifestyle until an event changes his life because of his so-called “friends” rob a drugstore, and in that process, they kill the store owner Mr.Nesbitt. Steve gets accused of taking part in the drugstore stick up as a lookout for Bobo Evans and James King.…

According to the ALA office for Intellectual Freedom the book Fallen Angels by Myers contains offensive language , racism, and violence. However, I agree that the book contains inappropriate content for young adults but it also demonstrates a young adult just like us that suffered an injury and couldn’t play basketball which was his passion, it was hard for him to overcome the situation because it was something he had worked for his entire life , but instead of being depressed he overcame an…

Who is Steve Harmon? On trial for involvement in a murder, is Steve Harmon, a 16 year old with African heritage. He is tried for being a lookout for a drugstore robbery that resulted in the murder of the store owner, Mr. Nesbitt. This particular trial is set in Manhattan in the novel written by Walter Dean Myers, Monster. Many people’s first impression of Steve is a typical teenager capable of making foolish decisions. However, some believe that Steve is a conscious young adult who is aware of…

Character Development in Fallen Angels Richie Perry, the main character in Fallen Angels went to war, so he could escape his troubled life at home. Fallen Angels is a book written by Walter Dean Myers about the hardships of the Vietnam War. Myers in known for his accurate, detailed and sometimes graphic depiction of the War. The setting of Vietnam gave Richie experiences that changed him mentally and emotionally. Such as, seeing some of his friends killed, to having to push through being…