Summary Of Monster By Walter D. Myers

Many people today get involved with the wrong people, as a result, many people are wrongly accused and incarcerated for crimes they didn’t commit. In the book MONSTER, there is a witness named Steve, who is on trial for the murder of a drugstore owner. Steve was the lookout in the robbery, however, he was not responsible for Mr. Nesbitt’s death. First of all, Steve was the lookout because he planned the robbery with James King.

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.

but i'm just going to name the top three. First steve has a guilty conscious Which means he's doubting himself about being the lookout. If he knew he wasn't a bad person Than he wouldn't be trying to convince everyone that he is a good person. Another reason is steve has multiple witnesses.

The truth is really not what one might think. In the novel, Monster by Walter Dean Myers, there is a young man named Steve Harmon is on trial for felony murder and robbery. King and Bobo said that Harmon was the person that went inside to check if there was anyone in there. That was Kings and Bobos truth because they made themselves think that Harmon was part of the robbery. But there was no actual proof because King and Bobo are two criminals and they just might want to lighten their sentences.

Steven had spent eighteen years in prison for something he didn't do. He knows how jail is and obviously wouldn't want to go back, what would be his motive for raping and murdering someone. He was about to receive a big chunk of money why jeopardize that. Where did the money go now? Both trials that occurred investigators never looked into anyone else, they automatically assumed it was Steven.

Using four selective short stories from the book “A Kind of Flying” by Ron Carlson, I will depict each story and describe the different reasons behind why people partake in the act of lying and why people chose certain things to believe and not believe. Using credibility as one of the major themes, Carlson strongly gives a sense of truthfulness when in fact it is not truth. Using these first two stories: “Bigfoot Stole My Wife” followed by “I Am Bigfoot”, Carlson is able to jump right into the topic of credibility. He even begins “Bigfoot Stole My Wife” by saying “the problem is credibility.”

He was so dehumanized by the prosecuting attorney that even his own attorney has some doubt about him being innocent. O'Brien had to inform Steve that her job was to differentiate him from the other individuals on trial because the jury already views him as guilty. In this optic, Steve and his attorney struggled to distinguish him as a talented, respected young man in order to win the case. Fortunately, even though Steve was found not guilty by the jury at the end of the trial he turned to hug his attorney, Kathy O'Brien. Instead of hugging Steve, O'Brien distances herself and turns away of from him.

I believe that Steve Harmon is innocent. There are many reasons to believe this. For one “bobo” Evans placed him at the crime scene but Mr. Evans and Mr. King according to Mr. Evans testimony were on drugs. So Steve Harmon could have just happened to be their. Since both Mr. Evans and Mr. King were on drugs i don’t believe that their statements are valid.

Steve Harmons actions depicted his characteristics and we can, therefore, conclude that Steve Harmon is a liar as he lied under oath. Steve was also a guilt-ridden man ashamed of his actions. People who disagree may claim that Steve was undoubtedly innocent as Lorelle Henry, a witness, declared that there were only 2 people, proven to be James King and Bobo Evans, inside the store who eventually murdered Mr.Nesbitt. This may be a strong argument because it shows that Steve was not in the drugstore and could be really innocent. On the contrary, however, Steve’s job was just supposed to be a lookout and ensure that the drugstore was clear of cops or anyone inside.

A lie is an untrue statement made with the intent to deceive someone or something. How do these correlate with each other? Bullshit is a misrepresentation of something, that stems from the intention to lead someone in another direction other than the truth, while truth is not a misrepresentation of something, it is a statement made with the purpose to hide the truth. The presence of the word “bullshit” is dwelled upon in Harry G. Frankfurt’s philosophy book “On Bullshit”, he states that there are many uses of the word bullshit and that it has become a great part of our lives. In this essay, I will argue that the shadows in the cave and the puppets were indeed bullshit, and I will do this by discussing the difference between bullshit and lying, the uses of the word bullshit, and analyzing why we use this word and our intent behind

In the Ted Talk “How to Spot a Liar” By Pamela Meyer, She spoke about the tells of a liar and why people lie. Meyers had two truths, Truth #1 lying is a cooperative act. The lie has no power until the receiver believes the lie. Everyone who has been lied to has agreed to be lied too, for example when a lady asks her husband if she looks fat in a certain clothing item. Both he

He depends on others to bring clarity to his mind, such as saying, “What did I do?”. After the session at court was finished, Steve was insecure about what Ms. O’Brien, his lawyer, thinks of him. He writes an entry about it: “Who was Steve Harmon? I wanted to open my shirt and tell her to look into my heart to see who I was, who the real Steve Harmon”(92). During the trial, Ms. O’Brien stays distant from him.

Before the trial, Steve is already scared of what the outcome is and how he might spend his whole life in jail and starts doubting his chances of being found not guilty. During the trial, Steve starts hearing the things the prosecutor is saying and sees the people who are testifying against him, which is already not putting him in a good state of mind, and this combines with him seeing his father who looks very scared of Steve, and this all gives Steve disappointment. After the trial, Steve is found not guilty and gets to return home and we next hear from him five months later where we see his father had left him and that Steve doesn’t even know who he is, which shows that he feels damaged. With all of this in mind, we can see that Steve, a dark-skinned, sixteen-year-old boy, has gone through a change from being afraid to feeling lost with himself through doubt, disappointment, and damage. Image how other people feel in

Steve was in his cell writing in his journal. The book said, “We lie to ourselves here. Maybe we are here because we lie to ourselves.” (Myers 203).This shows he is a monster because he is doubting himself the whole time throughout his journal. The quote was basically saying how Steve thinks that he is lying to the court which he is but he doubts himself for lying, and he is saying how maybe people are in jail because they lie to people to court or even to themselves.

Perceptions from others can be cruel. Criminals are often thought of negatively by themselves and are also disrespected by others in society. The novel Monster presents the impressions people have about Steve Harmon, an accused criminal on trial for robbery and murder. Furthermore, the text explains Steve’s views of himself during and after time in prison from first person point-of-view. The novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers highlights the various perceptions that exist about an accused criminal.