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A Multiple Award-Winning Book by Walter Dean Myers

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In 1999, in his young adult book Monster , Walter Dean Myers introduced readers to a young man named Steve Harmon. Steve, sixteen and in prison awaiting a murder trial, is an African American teen and a product of inner city poverty and circumstance. In this story, Steve retells the events leading up to the crime and narrates the prison and courtroom drama while trying to determine if what the prosecutor said about him is true. Is he really a monster? Learn more about this award-winning book that gives a disturbing inside account about a teen struggling to prove to himself that he’s not what everyone thinks him to be.

Summary of Monster

Steve Harmon, a 16-year-old African-American teen from Harlem, is awaiting trial for his role as an accomplice in a drugstore robbery that ended in murder. Before being imprisoned, Steve enjoyed amateur filmmaking and while in confinement decides to write his experience in prison as a movie script. In a movie script format, Steve gives readers an account of the events leading up to the crime. As narrator, director and star of his story, Steve navigates readers through the events of the courtroom and discussions with his attorney. He directs camera angles at various characters in the story from the judge, to witnesses, and to the other teens involved in the crime. Readers are given a front seat to the personal dialogue Steve has with himself through diary entries he tucks in among the script. Steve writes this note to himself, “I want to know who I am. I want to know the road to panic that I took. I want to look at myself a thousand times to look for one true image.” Is Steve innocent of his part in the crime? Readers must wait until the end of the story to find out Steve’s courtroom and personal verdict.

About the Author, Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers writes gritty urban fiction that depicts life for African American teens growing up in inner city neighborhoods. His characters know poverty, war, neglect, and the street life. Using his writing talents, Myers has become the voice for many African American teens and he creates characters to whom they can connect or relate. Myers, also raised in Harlem, recalls his own teen years and the difficulty of rising above the pull of the streets. As a young boy, Myers struggled in school, got into several fights, and found himself in trouble on many occasions. He credits reading and writing as his lifelines. 

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Awards and Book Challenges

Monster has won several notable awards including the 2000 Michael L. Printz Award, the 2000 Coretta Scott King Honor Book Award and was a 1999 National Book Award Finalist. Monster is also listed on several book lists as a best book for young adults and a best book for reluctant readers .

Along with the prestigious awards, Monster has also been the target of several book challenges in school districts across the country. While not listed on the American Library Association's frequently challenged book list,   the American Booksellers For Freedom of Expression (ABFFE) has followed Monster 's book challenges. One book challenge came from parents in the Blue Valley School District in Kansas who want to challenge the book for the following reasons: "vulgar language, sexual explicitness, and violent imagery that is gratuitously employed."

Despite the various book challenges to Monster , Myers continues to write stories that depict the realities of growing up impoverished and in dangerous neighborhoods. He continues to write the stories that many teens want to read.

Recommendation and Review

Written in a unique format with a compelling storyline, Monster is guaranteed to engage teen readers. Whether or not Steve is innocent is the big hook in this story. Readers are invested in learning about the crime, the evidence, the testimony, and the other teens involved in order to find out if Steve is innocent or guilty.

Because the story is written as a movie script, readers will find the actual reading of the story fast and easy to follow. The story gains momentum as little details are revealed about the nature of the crime and Steve’s connection to the other characters involved. Readers will grapple with determining whether Steve is a sympathetic or trustworthy character. The reality that this story could be ripped from the headlines makes it a book that most teens, including struggling readers, will enjoy reading.

Walter Dean Myers is a renowned author and all his teen books should be recommended reading. He understands the urban life that some African American teens experience and through his writing he gives them a voice as well as an audience who can better understand their world. Myers's books take on serious issues facing teens such as poverty, drugs, depression, and war and make these topics accessible. His candid approach hasn’t gone unchallenged, but his forty years of longstanding work has not gone unnoticed by his teen readers nor by award committees.  Monster is recommended by publishers for ages 14 and up. (Thorndike Press, 2005. ISBN: 9780786273638).

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Monster , a YA novel about a Black New York teenager accused of murder, quickly became one of Walter Dean Myers's most acclaimed works when it was published in 1999, winning the Coretta Scott King Award , receiving the Prime Excellence Award of the American Library Association , named a National Book Award Finalist.

The completion and release of the novel occurred during the arc of the conviction and eventual exoneration of the Central Park 5, Black teenagers who were wrongfully accused of attacking a white female jogger in 1990, then released in 2002. The focus on a young man accused of a serious crime suggests a parallel, yet Monster is intentionally ambiguous regarding the guilt or innocence of the protagonist .

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The 20th anniversary edition from Harper Teen, upon which this summary is based, includes several extra features, including a study guide and a candid interview with Myers. Readers should be aware that the text contains adult language. There are references and depictions of gun and physical violence, drug use, and sexual assault.

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Myers alternates between different points of view and genres of literature. Chronologically, the narrative starts with the main character, 16-year-old Steve Harmon , a Black high school student from Harlem who is incarcerated in the Manhattan Detention Center waiting to go on trial for murder.

Harmon introduces himself in the first person, journaling about the hell of being locked up, his constant fear , and the ways he has had to adapt to avoid physical and sexual assault. Steve’s escape from the surreal experience of jail is through imagining that he, a film student, is depicting events as a movie. Thus, much of the novel is presented in the form of a third person screenplay. Using an opening credit montage, Steve introduces the other main players in the movie: Kathy O’Brien , his defense attorney; Sandra Petrocelli , the prosecutor; James King , his co-defendant and the person accused of shooting Mr. Nesbitt, the drug store owner; Bobo Evans and Osvaldo Cruz, witnesses who have turned State’s evidence to avoid lengthy jail sentences.

Myers does not use chapters for breaks, instead cutting back and forth between the ongoing trial and previous events in Steve’s life that pertain to what is currently happening.

Before presenting evidence against the defendants, the prosecutor calls a series of witnesses to demonstrate how the police came to identify the suspects in the case. The defense attorneys (Kathy for Steve and Asa Briggs for James King) point out to the jury that witnesses against their clients have something to gain by presenting evidence against King and Steve. Privately, Kathy expresses concern that the prosecutor is working slyly to make Steve appear to be a stereotypical delinquent.

While the trial progresses, Steve catches glimpses of ordinary New York life entering and leaving court. He also remembers and longs for the life he had before he was locked up and has suicidal thoughts.

Flashbacks presented as scenes in his screenplay show Steve interacting with others who end up being involved in the trial. King approaches Steve to serve as a lookout for him and Bobo when they rob Mr. Nesbitt’s drugstore. In that pivotal flashback, King pressures Steve to enter the drugstore, check to make sure there are no police or customers inside, and signal as he leaves the store that it is clear of other patrons. Pointedly, the scene ends without Steve saying whether he will do so.

In the courtroom scenes, the prosecution ties its case together through the testimony of Bobo, who has taken a plea bargain for a lesser charge and a shorter sentence. Following Bobo’s testimony, Kathy is concerned that the jury is against Steven. She tells him he must testify and calls a very effective character witness, Mr. Sawicki, the teacher who runs the video club to which Steve belongs.

Steve and King are celled together as they await the verdict. King expresses bravado, while Steve admits that he is frightened. After deliberating, the jury returns a verdict of guilty for King, who is promptly led out of court. Steve is found not guilty. Elated, he opens his arms to embrace Kathy, who turns away.

In a final journal entry, Steve describes what his life has become after his acquittal. His thoughts are still haunted by his seven months in prison and even more by the accusation of the prosecutor that he is a monster. He continues to film himself as a form of self-evaluation, trying to determine what kind of a person he truly is.

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  • Full Title: Monster
  • When Written: 1998
  • Where Written: Jersey City, New Jersey
  • When Published: April 21, 1999
  • Literary Period: Contemporary
  • Genre: Young Adult Fiction
  • Setting: Harlem, New York City
  • Climax: Steve Harmon is declared not guilty of felony murder
  • Antagonist: Sandra Petrocelli
  • Point of View: Split between first-person narration (by Steve Harmon) and dramatic point of view (through the screenplay he writes)

Extra Credit for Monster

Composite Character. Although Steve Harmon is not a real person, Myers stated that he knew many young men just like him and in his same predicament; Steve is thus a “composite character” built from all of them.

Catharsis. Myers has admitted in interviews that when he writes characters like Steve Harmon, he is writing to calm the memory of the troubled young man he once was as a teenager, and feels as if he is writing to reach out and comfort his younger self.

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Walter Dean's ‘Monster’ is loaded. Justice, hope and family as themes explored, are just a tip of the iceberg.

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Degree in M.C.M. Awarded Best Graduating Student in Literature-in-English at UNISEC.

‘ Monster ’ by Walter Dean Myers has many lessons to teach. The reader has no option but to think critically. Some themes are subtle and might even attach themselves to bigger themes as subthemes. But most of them are clear and stand-alone themes. Now, let us pan our imaginary camera towards this thought-provoking masterpiece to explore for ourselves these themes, some of which will be handled side by side opposites or otherwise.

Monster Themes

Let’s dive into the captivating themes of ‘ Monster ‘ by Walter Dean Myers together. We’ll explore each focal point to unravel the essence of this compelling novel.

Crime and Consequence

Guilt or innocence, hope or hopelessness, humanity/empathy, connections/relationships, disappointment, dissatisfaction, and regret.

This is arguably the major theme in ‘ Monster .’ Most parts of this crime drama take place in the courtroom and the prison yard. We are all here, following Steve Harmon’s camera because a crime was committed. Mr. Nesbitt, a fifty-five-year-old black man, was murdered in his drugstore in Harlem City, with his own for which he had a license.

Anyone who commits a crime should very well be ready to do the time, for actions have consequences. People, including gangsters with criminal records, testify. The gangsters testify, hoping to get breaks from the times they are doing for the crimes they have committed. As long as it wasn’t any of them that murdered Mr. Nesbitt, any other crime must be excusable, they think. Bobo casually describes himself as cold-hearted to get a break. Osvaldo indicts himself. Cruz exposes himself to get a break. Actions have consequences, and James King was going to pay for his eventually.

Everyone is innocent until proven guilty. That is not even my line. It is a popular phrase. Are things that way, though? Are things not always that way, even though they should be that way? I would say ‘yes’ to the second question. Sometimes, prejudice contributes, and it shows. There was something O’Brien said, and it stuck. Rephrasing what she said, the pressure rests on the defendant. The prosecutor goes about walking like the ‘good one’.

One time, Steve says he’s not guilty, and she tells him to say instead that he is innocent. The defendant’s job is to prove, not that the prosecutor is lying, but that he or she is mistaken. James King and Steve Harmon were each to be pronounced guilty or Innocent. The verdict is read, and the latter is to be freed, while the former is to be locked up. Perhaps he would go on to appeal, perhaps he would not.

What is life without hope? Steve lost hope in himself, his mother, the judge, the system in general, and even O’Brien at some point. It was then he began to realize why shoelaces and belts are taken away from people before they are locked up. Someone who has lost all hope would likely be depressed, and someone who is depressed would likely not be far from considering committing suicide. They don’t want that in there. Steve also gets to realize why people go on to appeal after they have been found guilty. All hope is not lost after all, for what is life without hope?

This is highly demonstrated in Steve’s life, earning this theme a place reserved for the major themes. Mrs. Harmon loves Steve so much. His situation makes her cry. One time, she brings Steve a Bible while visiting and tells him to read a passage out loud. Steve sees his father sob. It is his first time witnessing that. Jerry misses his big brother. Steve’s situation breaks Mrs. Harmon’s heart and makes her cry many times, and this in turn breaks Steve’s heart. At some point, Steve wishes Jerry was with him. No, not in prison but just with him, somehow. Jerry’s visit gladdened his heart so much. Steve Harmon’s family made life worth living for him even while in jail, especially while in jail.

We see the guards cruelly teasing the prisoners, even when some of them were yet to be found innocent or guilty. This depicts a complete lack of empathy and humanity, something O’Brien had in abundance. Yes, O’Brien was Steve’s lawyer. But nothing prevented her from keeping things strictly official. Bobo, James King, Osvaldo, and Cruz were all wanting in this area. Empathy cannot be faked, at least, not for long.

When O’Brien sees Steve writing ‘Monster’ (something he was already getting used to being called) repeatedly in the courtroom, she collects the pencil from him and cancels them out. When she sees Steve visibly shaking after taking the stand, his head bowed after one of the students on an excursion smiled at him, he smiled back, but she turned away quickly, she tells him that if he doesn’t believe in himself, no one else would.

Before Steve takes the stand (her idea by the way) she plays a ‘cup’ game with him to ensure that he answers exactly what would help his case. She was to ask questions and any time Steve gives an inappropriate answer, she was to turn the cup upside down. Steve learned from this game that it would be better to present himself as differently as possible from the others: James King, Bobo, and the rest. We also see her asking to know how Steve was feeling at some point. O’Brien had a lot of empathy to give, and she didn’t hold back even one bit.

If Steve had not associated with the likes of James King, he would not have found himself in the middle of a felony murder case as one of the accused. The saying ‘Birds of a feather flock together’ will always remain true. Clearly, he had a whiff of the robbery. He knew a robbery was being planned. He may not have participated actively in the whole thing, but he was aware that these folks planned to rob someone.

The type of people one chooses to associate with affects one in one way or another, whether one likes it or not. This is why the distance between him and his father continues to grow wider, even after he was pronounced not guilty. He just couldn’t come to terms with the fact that his son, his well-behaved son (or so he thought) could associate with gangsters even enough to get roped in a felony murder case. Some of what his father sees now, O’Brien must have seen. That explains why she moved away when Steve made to hug her after they won the case.

The story of ‘ Monster ’ is about justice. It is about seeking justice. Everyone has that right, or at least, everyone should have that right. Everyone has the right to live and pursue happiness if he or she so wishes. It is only just. Mr. Nesbitt’s murder, a crime against humanity, has the state seeking justice. Justice for the dead, yes? And, a loud and clear warning to anyone who might want to go the route that is criminality. Nesbitt would never come back to life, but justice can be served. The saying, ‘What is good for the goose is good for the gander’ holds sway here. Everyone is equal before the law (or should be, at least). Every life is precious.

These emotions were conveyed by O’Brien’s face when the verdict was given. She demonstrates these then, disappointed that she probably has helped the wrong person, someone that wasn’t particularly guilty or Innocent. Dissatisfaction, because she should have probed more, to know who exactly she was sticking herself out her neck for. Regret, that it is now too late to do all that. Mr. Harmon also displays disappointment in his son because of the type of people he chose to associate with, something that landed him in jail.

What important thing does one get to realize reading ‘ Monster?’

One important thing one gets to realize reading ‘ Monster ’ is that even though it is known that life in prison would not be easy, more of the unpleasantness of what is supposed to be a correctional facility was exposed.

What is the major lesson from ‘ Monster?’

The major lesson from ‘ Monster ’ is that life is not straightforward, most times, and it takes one wrong move (intended or not) for things to start plummeting for someone. We should all be careful about the type of people we associate with. Associating with gangsters was Steve Harmon’s major mistake.

What is the significance of Steve’s imaginary camera in ‘ Monster?’

The importance of Steve’s imaginary camera in ‘ Monster ’ cannot be overemphasized. A very significant tool in the story, it is Steve’s imaginary camera we follow throughout the trial and even beyond.

What is the central theme in ‘ Monster ?’

The central theme in ‘ Monster ’ is justice, however, it would be inappropriate not to mention other themes surrounding it. Race, guilt/innocence, hope/hopelessness, and so on, are also other major themes.

Chioma Julie

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Chioma is a graduate from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. She has a passion for music, movies, and books. Occasionally, she writes to unwind.

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In 1991, as a crime reporter for the former Milwaukee Journal newspaper, she broke the story of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer and wrote the book, “The Man Who Could Not Kill Enough: The Story of Milwaukee’s Jeffrey Dahmer.” Anne and the reporting team were nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. An updated edition of the book was released in 2021 as “Monster: The True Story of the Jeffrey Dahmer Murders” with a new preface and final chapter, available for the first time in both audio and digital editions. Anne is featured in dozens of documentaries on the Dahmer case, on global TV networks and streaming services.

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    Monster Summary. Monster by Walter Dean Myers is a 1999 novel about Steve Harmon, a sixteen-year-old boy on trial for his alleged complicity in a robbery-turned-murder. Steve is accused of ...

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    Overview. Monster is a 1999 young adult novel by Walter Dean Myers. It was the first-ever Michael L. Printz Award recipient, an ALA Best Book, a Coretta Scott King Honor selection, and a National Book Award finalist. Monster is told as a first-person account by Steve Harmon, a Black teenager on trial for felony murder in New York. Steve tells ...

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    Monster Summary. Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon recounts his and James King 's trial for the killing of Mr. Nesbitt, a drugstore owner, in a botched robbery in Harlem six months prior. Through personal notes and a screenplay he writes in his notebook, Steve recounts the 11 days between the start of the case and the jury's verdict.

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    Monster Full Book Summary. Steve Harmon, a Black sixteen-year-old, sits in his jail cell and writes in his notebook. Steve is about to stand trial for felony homicide. He decides to make a movie about his experience. Steve calls the movie Monster because that is what the prosecutor has called him. He tells his story through handwritten notes ...

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    Walter Dean Myers ' Monster ' is structured in a simple way. It is a drama with scenes divided by dates. Each scene begins with a narration in the form of a note or sometimes, a narration and a separate note from Steve Harmon, the protagonist. The sentence structure adopted is simple. The language used is also simple.

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    Monster primarily explores themes relating to incarceration, injustice, and being poor or black or both in America's inner-cities. Many of Myers's numerous other works explore similar topics, but perhaps the most striking, since it directly relays his own childhood experience, is his memoir Bad Boy, which recounts Myers' childhood in Harlem.In the same vein, Ta-Nehisi Coates's Between ...

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    Monster, published April 21, 1999 by HarperCollins, is a young adult drama novel by American author Walter Dean Myers.It was nominated for the 1999 National Book Award for Young People's Literature, won the Michael L. Printz Award in 2000, and was named a Coretta Scott King Award Honor the same year.. The book uses a mixture of a third-person screenplay and a first-person diary format to tell ...

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    First to Joyce Elen Myers (1960-1970) and then to Constance Brendel (1973-2014). ' Monster ' is mostly set in Harlem, New York City, the same place Walter Dean Myers grew up alongside his brother Mickey. Myers dropped out of high school and joined the Army on his 17th birthday. After the Army, things stopped looking up for him, somewhat.

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    The novel "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers, portrays this by showing how quick people are to judge a young black male. In the book, Steve Harmon, a black sixteen-year-old, is on trial for supposedly participating in the robbery that resulted in the murder of store owner, Mr Nesbitt. Steve is arrested and detained in absolute isolation while ...

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    Walter Dean Myers Book Report. 1109 Words5 Pages. The book Monster by Walter Dean Myers is a fictional story of a teenage boy, Steve Harmon. It is a first person narrative, both parts being told from Steve. This book was published in 1999 by Scholastic, with 281 pages. It is written as a script to a movie that Steve is making about part of his ...

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    Mr. Nesbitt, a fifty-five-year-old black man, was murdered in his drugstore in Harlem City, with his own for which he had a license. Anyone who commits a crime should very well be ready to do the time, for actions have consequences. People, including gangsters with criminal records, testify.

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