![]() ![]() ![]() Instead he remained silent and allowed the robbery and the accidental murder of Alguinaldo Nesbitt to occur. He could’ve ended the robbery and avoided the death of Mr. Steve, however, never tells anyone that it is going to happen. This drama was written by Walter Dean Myers and was published in 1999. I would recommend this book because it gives people a perspective of what happens in jail. The fear factors, violence, and journal entries from the book. While we never hear Steve’s response, we at least know he knew that a robbery was going to go down. Critics have said that Monster is very informational about life in jail. 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). The writing was awkward and difficult to follow, with its script-like style. I can honestly say that I did not like this book, and I'm not quite sure why it received such honored acclaim. After, on pages 149, 150, and 151 Steve is talking to James King about the robbery. Monster, by Walter Dean Myers, was a good book that won a bunch of awards. 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. ![]()
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