Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers, born Walter Milton Myers, was born on August 12th, 1937 and died on July 1st 2014. He was an American author for children’s book. He wrote over 100 books including picture books and nonfiction books. Two of his most famous books arguably if not his most famous books are Monster (1999) and Fallen Angel (1988). Myers was born in Martinsburg, West Virginia on a Thursday. At a very young age, of 2, his mom passed away and he was sent to live with his new family Florence and Herbert

well. Walter Dean Myers and Carol Sherman-Jones both have been shaped by their experiences and relationships. In “Bridges”, Walter Dean Myers was inspired by his parents and their stories to start writing stories himself. In “A Lesson Not Learned”, Carol Sherman-Jones’s personality as a careless person influenced her father to set her up to teach her a lesson that had a negative effect on her. In the end of each story, both characters learn to accept their identities and the way they are. Walter Dean

Harmon had written in his screenplay of his trial. Steve is the main character in Walter Dean Myers’ book Monster. Steve faces a trial where he might charged with the murder of Aguinaldo Nesbitt. He is on trial next to his supposed acquaintance James King and the Prosecution’s attorney Sandra Petrocelli. The book composed in a third person screenplay of Steve’s experiences during the trial. In Monster Walter Dean Myers uses the appearances of Steve, Osvaldo, and the case itself to prove the theme that

The book “Monster” by Walter Dean Myers sets up many common examples of prejudice. The main character, Steve, was caught in an armed robbery. He is accused of murder. The store owner gets murdered with his own gun. Initially, this sets up the plot where Steve gets accused of murder because of his heritage. Steve is an African American teenager, which is all major reasons for prejudice in the world. Walter Dean Myers does an incredible job of portraying various forms of prejudice in his novel "Monster

Walter Dean Myers: Children book Ambassador Myers is not afraid to go in depth about life on the streets of Harlem, from “Steve is sitting on a bench, James king sits with him. King is bleary eyed as he smokes a joint” (Monster 10). This is only a mere glimpse of the immense detail of Myers's works. Walter dean Myers is part of the post-Modernism era however, he also wrote books from the perspective of the 1920s and up. He also wrote fantasy and other works of nonfiction. Myers had a rough life

The Monster by Walter Dean Myers. Steve Harmon is a black teenager who lives in Harlem. He is 16 and he went to jail for presumably being “guilty” but Steve knows he isn't guilty. Since the judge doesn't know Steve, instead of innocent until proven guilty, it could be the opposite. Guilty until proven innocent. This means the theme is always believe in yourself, even if nobody else does. Believing in yourself means having confidence in yourself so you can succeed. Steve in the beginning believes

In Monster by Walter Dean Myers, Steve Harmon is a normal 16-year-old except for the fact he is on trial for something he believes he didn’t do. He thinks he’s telling the truth, but can one really know that. Murderer, liar, and monster Steve have been called all these things and now he’s starting to question if he’s guilty or not. At every twist and turn, people are telling the “truth” to save themselves. But the real truth is, the truth is a concept that cannot be proved. “Truth is truth it’s what

Riot by Walter Dean Myers is a book that takes place in New york city in 1863 when many uncontrolled riots were going on. These riots were about races and many African Americans were being beaten, robbed, and killed. The many police that were trying to stop the riots had no luck as they kept occurring and people kept being killed. The protagonist of the story is Claire who is a fifteen year old girl. Her dad is African American and her mom is Irish. Claire doesn’t know what to do or where she fits

aware of what a monster truly is, and what really separates a monster from a regular person. The piece of text that I mainly chose to focus on and elaborate closely to demonstrate the aspects of a monster is appropriately named, Monster, by Walter Dean Myers. The reason I chose this piece of literature is because, Monster thoroughly elaborates what a monster is in todays society and how it functions in the modern day world. In this essay I will elaborate on

The book I chose is called Monster by Walter Dean Myers. This novel won the Coretta Scott King award , the Printz award , and was also a National Book Award Finalist. Monster is the name and thing that Steve considers himself as he has gotten in a bit of trouble. This novel took place in Harlem New York in mid year of 1997. Steve harmon was in a drug store while some of the people he has been seen around the neighborhood with stuck the place up and murdered the owner of the store in cold blood now