Monster By Walter Dean Myers Summary

The author of the book Monster is Walter Dean Myers.in this book the physical setting or state the character is in is depression,he feels alone as he spends his time in jail.he lets the readers know that time is moving on by the words he has used in the novel.

The setting is critical to the story because the book is about an african american going through his time in jail, as the prosecuting attorney refers to steve harmon the character as an animal in the process.The protagonist in the story is Steve Harmon.They want to send this young man to jail. The antagonist is sandra petrocelli in the story she says”Steve is as guilty as everybody else,no matter how many moral hairs he can split”.if I could relate to any character in this book it would be Mrs harmon, even though I never had a child or had any of my parents to go to jail.I would bring my family members fresh clothes and underwear and things they need as well.The author develops one story plot , the character is going through the phase of being emotional in jail trying not to let the other prisoners see his real feelings.The title of this book relates to the story because the antagonist in the story is calling the main character and his gang affiliates monsters and that they deserve many years in jail .stating that “monsters are people who are willing to steal kill or destroy something to get what
My favorite quote out of the whole book is “am i truly a monster”?. The main character is saying to himself thinking inside his mind, “is this really what I have done to myself”.“Am I really what people say i am or what they think of me”.Over all I Think this is a really good book iIwould rate it a 9 out of 10 because this book really relates to real life and shows life lessons through the characters time in