Monster By Walter Dean Myers: An Analysis

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The line between not guilty and innocent is not always clear. Sometimes the court system can be flawed. The question is: does acquitted mean innocent? This question is brought about in the book Monster by Walter Dean Myers, when Steve Harmon, the main character, is on trial. He is acquitted, however, is he really innocent? Steve Harmon is guilty of being the lookout but is not responsible for Mr.Nesbitt’s death, because he was in the store, he was identified by other participants, but he was out of the store before Nesbitt died. Firstly, Steve Harmon was in the store on the day of the robbery. He constructs a journal entry stating “ I walked into a drugstore to look for some mints”(140) This is a self-confession that he was present. This also

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