The book Monster‚ by Walter Dean Myers‚ is a life learning experience for Steve‚ the main character. Steve Harmon is a 16 year old who is in jail at the start of the book. He faces life in jail for a feeling murder. A first-hand experience that questions the American legal system. However‚ Steve is writing a journal about his experience in jail. The tone Myers writes the journal in is a fear and violence way and feeling of the story. Otherwise‚ Myers shows a lesson to me about how black people were
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Dean Koontz became an astonishing mystery author by his content‚ and by writing over a novel each year. His life began in Everest‚ Pennsylvania on July ninth in 1945. His parents were named Ray and Florence Koontz. On a typical day‚ Koontz would find himself writing for pleasure. Later in his life‚ Koontz married Gerda Ann Cerra‚ who which supported him in a full-time writing position. Without the support of his wife‚ young readers would not be able to read his imaginative works. Dean Koontz obtained
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There are many factors that should be taken into consideration when debating on what the biggest problems are not only in the justice system but also in the court system‚ many of them being seen throughout the novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers. For instance‚ race seems to still be an issue in today’s justice system. One example on how race is a problem in the justice system is on the case of Clarence Brandley. Clarence was realized from jail after being wrongfully convicted and on death row for
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In Monster‚ by Walter Dean Myers‚ the reader learns from Steve Harmon’s experiences that sometimes guilt or innocence of a person might not be determined by solid evidence but by onlooker’s opinions and interpretation of the crime. There is not a large amount of scientific evidence in the case against Steve Harmon‚ so the jury must rely on Steve’s background information‚ their opinions of guilt and innocence‚ and the testimonies of the witnesses who are mostly criminals. From Steve’s trial
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”Dancing to Nat King Cole” by James Wall Title: “Dancing to Nat King Cole” by James Wall Plot The story is about a couple‚ Charles and Katherine Simpson. They are having lunch with their grown up daughter‚ Rebecca‚ at their usual restaurant The Angel. Rebecca asks her mother how Charles is doing because Rebecca thinks he is doing worse than last time. Katherine says that he is fine. But actually he is doing weird things in the house like clears unfinished plates away or cleaning kitchen surfaces
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This book is about a kid named Jamal Hicks‚ and his best friend named Tito Cruz. Jamal have a brother that is in jail‚ because he stabbed another person‚ so Jamal’s mama need to get the money to get him out of jail. Jamal has a bad time at school‚ because he doesn’t do his homework‚ and he is always getting in trouble‚ and he is always on Mr. Davidson office {the principal of the school}. He also has a young sister named Sassy. At school there is a kid named Dwayne‚ and he always a bother to
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In writing his novel “Monster”‚ Walter Dean Myers used his experience to keep the judicial system relevant to his points while still realistic. Steve’s attorney‚ O’Brien‚ is honest about her role in the system to Steve‚ telling him‚ “My job is to make sure the law works for you as well as against you.” Instead of pretending to be crusading for a not guilty verdict‚ O’Brien tells the truth that she intends to help hunt down the truth both for and against Steve as an unbiased tool of the court. This
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William Dean Howells work‚ Editha‚ perfectly exemplifies the opportunist that existed in the Gilded Age. She refuses to visualize the cruel realities of war‚ however‚ she sees the romantic aspect of war that she read in her patriotic novels. She forces her views of war on her fiancé‚ convincing him that it might be best for him to join the military. She realizes that Gearson could die in battle‚ however‚ appears to not care‚ because then the attention would be centered on her and she could act like
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In the book Monster by Walter Dean Myers‚ Steve Harmon is a 16 old African American convicted of being a conspirator in a felony murder. The theme of Monster is to make smart and wise choices‚ in general‚ and more specifically about the book‚ who you hang out with. When Steve learned to make wise choices he was taken in for felony murder‚ he was labeled as a monster by the prosecutor. But Steve didn’t feel like a monster. This lesson will teach Steve to make wise decisions in life but more importantly
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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
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