Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

Steven Harmon was arrested for a robbery and murder. He was believed to be the look out for two other gentlemen. King and Bobo went into the drugstore and committed the crime. Steven ended up being found not guilty.

Steven wrote in a journal while he was in jail. Steven wrote about things he saw and heard in jail. For example, other prisoners told Steven stories about life in jail, specifically bad stories about prisoners getting hurt. Steven also wrote about the jury and how they looked at him as some sort of monster.

Throughout the story Steven felt sad and worried. Steven was also scared because he thought he was going to spend the rest of his life in jail. I really enjoyed this story because it showed Steven's true emotions. I learned about his life in and out of jail.

SH

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