Monster Walter Dean Myers

Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, is nearly a 16 social class old Harlem boy named Steve Harmon. Steve gets tried for murder in a court of law because he supposedly was involved in the burglary/shooting of Mr. Nesbit, the convenience store clerk on December 22. Steve is wrongfully arrested, and spends sequence in jail awaiting his verdict, which he is build innocent for after a long trial. While in prison, Steve stray his time to good use and wrote a play word for word based on his trial. This book falls under the theme of stories that expose limits.This is true because Steve lost all hope in his case, and thought that he will be found guilty for the murder of Mr. Nesbit however he found thestrength to push through and regain his confidence. Steves main inspiration was his family because he does not want to look easy in their eyes, especially his younger brother. In addition, Steve has to live in prison for a few months awaiting his verdict he has to keep up a tough attitude to ge t through the daily occurrences of beat-downs, harassment and corruption.Prison is even worse for an inmate when they are truly innocent. Steve Harmon is a very strong soul for being able to push through this whole trial without going over the edge he coped with everything and kept sane by writing his play. Steve Harmon portrays the fear of a teenager who is in prison and portrays a confident teenager who is strong enough to pull through any adversity while having his military personnel thrown upside down.He portrays fear of ones life in prison because the whole book he is trying to get out of prison and to nourish his life back. He also convinces his lawyer of his naturalness and the fact that he was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. If Steve Harmon had not put any effort in, or did not convince his lawyer he was innocent, he would have decay for his whole life in a 6 by 8 foot cell. Steve Harmon portraysconfidence because he invariably believed in his innocence, and would stop at nothing to convince others.Steves family and lawyer, Kathy OBrien, motivated Steve to believe in himself because they believed that he could neer commit a heinous crime such as murder. I can relate to Steve Harmon because when I was elementary school I did not have much confidence in myself. For example, when I would be in plays I did not like to be on stage and perform. When Steve started his trial he didnt have muchconfidence in himself either. Steve Harmon had such little confidence he thought he was guilty even though he was not.As time progressed, I felt much more confident in myself to communicate certain risks, try new stuff and make my voice heard. I can thank my parents and friends for this accomplishment. My parents would eternally encourage me to try new things, speak out, and always tell me I am the best. Steve Harmon gained hisconfidence from his friends and family also, his lawyer always telling him he is going to be ok and he will be tried innocen t. What this taught me about myself is family is the most important thing in your life and they can only make your life better.