Monster

Author’s Note: This essay is about text evidence on how Steve Harmon from the novel Monster by: Walter Dean Myers is truly not friends with James King. As the writer of this essay I am informing the reader on how I think that Steve Harmon really isn’t friends with James King.

            Steve Harmon was truly never friends with James King. From the first day at jail for Steve, he was on a mission to prove to the jury that he is indeed NOT guilty. But, he first has to prove to himself that he is not guilty. Steve needed to not think about James, or any of the times they talked to each other, yet he always seemed to do it anyways.

Steve had confidence that he wouldn’t have to answer any questions having to do with James, but even that came to an end as Mrs. Petrocelli asked Steve, “Mr. Harmon, do you know James King?” “I know him from the neighborhood.” Replied Steve. “You talk to him much?” Mrs. Petrocelli asked “Once in awhile. Steve answered. Now, he didn’t want them to ask questions having to do with Mr. King because he knew that they talked sometimes and hung out once in a while. But as you see in the quote above Steve doesn’t have much to do with James King’s life.

This scene shows that even though Steve had a feeling he they weren’t going to ask those questions and they did, he truthfully answered them. Right at that moment he is only thinking about not saying the wrong thing at the wrong time, he can’t think about anything else. It’s only a matter of time before the jury realizes that Steve Harmon is truly not on of James King’s friends.

James would be a bad friend anyways. He would get Steve into this kind of trouble all of the time, and then the society would see him as Mrs. Petrocelli saw him, a monster. In the end Steve proves to the jury, Mrs. Petrocelli, and the society that he is no longer a “monster”.

Overall, I think that Steve Harmon as no relationship with James King. Although it might have seemed like he was lying when he said he didn’t talk to Mr. King that much, I believe he is telling the absolute truth.