A question that people can ask while reading this novel is, was Steve Harmon truly the lookout. Even the title itself, Monster sounds like something out of a horror film. The cover has a mug shot on it, and the font of the title is blocky and tough looking.
He could’ve ended the robbery and avoided the death of Mr. The main character in the novel Monster by Walter Dean Myers is 16-year-old Steve Harmon who has been arrested and put on trial for his part in a robbery in which a convenience store owner was killed. In fact, the entire book is geared toward young male readers. Steve, however, never tells anyone that it is going to happen. While we never hear Steve’s response, we at least know he knew that a robbery was going to go down. After reading his memoir, it is very apparent that Walter Dean Myers' life has an influence on a lot of his pieces. He has been writing for a majority of his life. After the long trial was concluded, jury members found OJ not guilty.
DNA evidence, witnesses and experts were called to the stand during the 10 month trial. The two quotes in the other answer both capture very well the role of racism in Walter Dean Myerss novel Monster.Unlike stories that take place in the American South during an earlier era, like. Evidence found at the crime scene lead police to believe that OJ was involved. King says “.I got a sure get-over.Drug stores always keep some money” (150) followed by “.All we need is a lookout.you down for it.” (150). Walter Dean Myers An interesting man works behind the scenes of several books that address social justice issues Walter Dean Myers is the author of several award winning books. Walter Dean Myers and Social Injustice Wednesday, December 4, 2013. After, on pages 149, 150, and 151 Steve is talking to James King about the robbery.
Steve is present for this and the subsequent conversation about a robbery that will eventually occur, but he never tells anyone about this. On page 50 King says “If I had a crew, I could get paid” which is further elaborated on, on page 51 when peaches said “Banks is where the money is.” This conversation was the beginning of something bigger, a robbery that will end with someone being killed. Therefore, …show more content… For Example, on pages 50 and 51 we hear James King talking to Johnny, Steve, and Peaches about getting more money. Also, scattered throughout the book were bits of evidence that alluded to Steve’s involvement in the robbery. Although the jury found Harmon innocent in the end, the readers still learn that Steve knew that a robbery was going to happen. In this book, 16 year old Steve Harmon is being tried for felony murder for participating in a robbery perpetrated by James King, Bobo Evans, and Osvaldo Cruz that ended in the death a Alguinaldo Nesbitt.
If someone had previous knowledge of a crime, are they just as guilty for not reporting that a crime was going to happen as the person(s) that actually perpetrated the crime? This question was a major point of discussion and the major driver of the plot in the book Monster by Walter Dean Myers.