Im reading Monster, by Walter Dean Myers. One theme in the
story has been that one should not succumb to peer pressure. This theme has
been shown by the main character Steve Harmon who fell into peer pressure to
rob a drug store and now he is being accused of murder. The other theme
that has recently showed up is how the judicial system racial profiles Steve
Harmon. There is a sense that because Steve
is young and black, he is more likely to have committed the crime in the eyes
of the jurors.
All the charecters want different things to happen. Steve wants more than anything to be found not guilty and
to go back home. The rest of his "crew" just wants to rat on
the others so that their punishment is less severe. The district attorney
wants to find them guilty. Steve’s Parents
and family obviously want Steve to be found not guilty and to come back home.
My book is structured like a screenplay written
and narrated by Steve Harmon, who writes personal comments.
What would you do to keep your sanity if you were
in jail?
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