Argumentative Essay On Monster

This is case, at times, appears as proving Steve as innocent, but other times is seems that Steve is guilty. For example, Bobo Evans had said “I’ve been knowing King my whole life. Just met the other guy the night before the robber went down”. This is making Steve seem guilty by including him in the crime. If Bobo had just said that he had known King his whole life and had not mentioned Steve at all it would have made Steve look like he had not participated in the robbery. The quote “Me and King planned a get over and we done it” portrays Steve as innocent because it does not mention him help plan the crime. Unfortunately for Steve the testimony from Bobo had hurt him more than it had helped. Another quote that had hurt Steve’s case was “He was supposed to tell us if anybody was in the drugstore. He didn’t say anything so we figured it was all right”. This had flat-out said that Steve had been a part of the robbery and had done his part. Bobo had also continued on to say that they had seen Steve leave the store, as planned, before they had entered the drugstore. Therefore, because of the evidence, Steve’s case is evidence that not everything is as it

Nesbitt and has admitted to participating in the crime, he didn’t know if Steve participated in the robbery. On page 182 and 192 in a testimony between Bobo and Petrocelli Bobo said “ He was supposed to tell us if there was anybody in the store. He didn’t say anything so we figured it was all right I thought King had hooked it up. He told me he had everything straight.” Bobo Evans said that he didn’t think that they had received a signal because Steve didn’t say anything to them. Since Bobo said King had it covered he didn’t know everything about the robbery including Steve’s

Steve never gave a signal prior to the robbery. There is no evidence on the store’s camera displaying him give any signals. At the trial, Bobo says “He didn’t say nothing, so we figured it was

The fact that these men know what they did and have the chance to lessen their charge by blaming on a supposedly guilty sixteen year old African American teenager doesn’t help Steve’s case. Especially because of the fact that they know Steve and know he can be an easy target to blame. With this evidence being provided this does nothing but lead us to believe that Steve’s age and his acquaintances did nothing but hurt himself and put him in this situation.

How would you feel to be put on trial for a crime you did not commit? In the book, Monster by Walter Dean Myers, this is the case for a sixteen-year-old Harlem boy named Steve Harmon. Steve is on trial for felony murder because he has been accused of being involved in being the lookout for a robbery that took place on December 22nd in an uptown convenience store that resulted in the shooting of Alguinaldo Nesbitt, the convenience store clerk. Steve Harmon is innocent for the reasoning’s of he does not know who Richard Evans is, the convenience store was not empty, and there was no signal.

The first reason I think could have caused Steve to be on this trial and what he could have changed is where he was at the moment the robbery and murder happened.In the novel it states “but he felt he wasn't guilty ,he had made a mistake in going into the store,but when the robbery did not go down there was nothing he could do”(Myers part 4).This quotes shows that although Steve made the mistake of being in the store the day of the robbery but he was not involved.In the novel it also states “ some clown said you were involved with that drugstore stickup …….Steve :Yeah, but what do I have to do with it?.This quote also shows that he was in the store and maybe Bobo saw him Bobo is now saying that he was involved with the robbery.So this is one of my reasons because if he wasn't in the wrong place at the wrong time they wouldn't been charging him for robbery or murder.

In the book Monster by Walter Dean Myers, a 16 year old boy named Steve Harmon is on trial with his neighborhood acquaintances, Bobo Evans and James King, for felony murder. Mr. Myers tells the story of Steve's experience through Steve's own writing in a journal that can be viewed by the court. There are many reasons to think that Steve is guilty. Steve lies and changes his persona in the story. In the beginning of the story his statements do not match up with his testimony in the end often answering his questions in court with ¨ I don't know “ or ¨ I don't remember¨.

On pages 149-150, seems unsure about whether or not the robbery is something he wants to participate in as he is talking to James King. On page 226 during Steve’s testimony, he states that he had been nothing more than acquaintances with James King and that he has only casually talked to King about the usual basketball and neighborhood stuff. If you are just “acquaintances” with someone, asking them if they want to be involved in criminal activity is very odd. The fact they are also sitting there having a conversation that even leads to that indicated that they are just more than acquaintances. Steve is also seemed to be very nervous and got his words jumbled up.

Steve Harmon is guilty for all these reasons. Steve said that he was working on a film project for his film class. Although there was proof of the project being assigned Steve could have lied to the court, what if he was part of the murder but he did everything after he had filmed his project. Also, what about the other culprits who were also involved with the murder. They could have been lying, they could have just brought him into this situation just to get him into trouble as-well. “I don’t even remember where I was.” (232) Says Steven Harmon. If he did not remember where he was, then why

On page 150 king said,”All we need is a lookout. You know, check the place out, make sure aint no badges copping some z’s in the back. you down for it?” This shows that Steve could have been part of the crime. There is no evidence shows he agreed but there is a 50% chance that he did agree to it. Also this shows that Steve was lying about not talking to king in december.On page 225 Petrocelli said, “ When was the last time you talked to king?” Steve responded saying,” I don't know exactly , but it was during the school year.” This shows that Steve was lying. Once a liar always a liar.

Steve has a conscience because he thinks about things like he is a monster and he can hear himself when he says that. He has a conscience because of all the things that he had done that was bad. He can’t ever forget about it so it keeps jumping in his head so he says in his conscience. Another reason that he has a conscience is that he hears himself in his head that keeps saying that he is a monster for all the bad things that he had done.

Sue was concerned about it because Beth seemed extremely bothered by it. Beth’s wallet was missing after she died. Steve wasn’t thoroughly investigated at the time of the murder and shortly moved to Las Vegas after Beth’s murder. After 1978 he bounced around the country working maintenance jobs as he went. Questionably when Amber Hunt interviewed Steven he was quick to tell her he did not leave the door

What are the odds of a sixteen year old being guilty of murder that they have no proof? In Monster by Walter Dean Myers this is the most substantial problem, Steve Harmon, who is sixteen and James King who is at the age twenty-three are both being accused of the murder of a man named Alguinaldo Nesbitt. The reason that Steve Harmon is being accused is because many witnesses are saying they saw Harmon as wells as King at the store that was robbed and resulted in the murder of Mr. Nesbitt. Witnesses and prisoners are telling what their truth is, during the trial or not. Clearly, truth is what one believes is right.

O´Brien took Steve to another room and they practiced his responses. While Mrs. O'Brien flipped a water bottle to make rearrange his story, so he sounded innocent. If a person is innocent then that person does not have to try and say the right thing they tell the truth about it because he or she did not do anything wrong and they are truly not innocent. When Steve was on the stand answering the questions carefully he went back in his mind to when mrs. O´Brien is flipping the bottle and starts to flip the bottle. For example when Mrs. Petrocelli asked him a question he started to think about Mrs. O'Brien flip the bottle and Steve then states ¨I don't know exactly when the robbery happened, but I know I wasn't at the drugstore that day.¨

The judge thinks the same thing about him too even though he’s supposed to be innocent until there’s enough proof to call him guilty. "People who are willing to steal and to kill, people who disregard the rights of others" (Page 21). This is what the judge thinks about him, that he doesn’t care about others. In Steve’s mind he’s a part of society and an equal to everyone who's judging him. He knows he didn’t commit the crime since he didn’t even know that there was a crime that happened after he left the drugstore. He’s finally called a bad person by his lawyer due to his age and his race. “You’re young, you’re black, and you’re on trial. What else do they need to know?” (Page 79). This quote describes all his physical features but not his characteristics. His characteristics show that he’s just a person who cares about his friends and family and really likes to learn how to capture videos. He’s not a criminal. Steve is just a person who was at the wrong place at the wrong