Kathy O’Brien is Steve’s defense attorney, and she does believe that Steve is guilty and tries to prepare him for the worst. It was pointed out that the character is surrounded by bad people, with bad guns, and bad intentions. During the whole story, it is not mentioned whether the main character is good or bad. The writer does not tell you what to think, but let you make decisions and conclusions independently. Monster is interesting to read because it provides the reader with a chance to create his/her own impression about the main character. Why did Walter Dean Myers write monster in the format of a screenplay? It may be assumed that, by doing so, he wanted to show the feelings of the characters and the development of the conflict at the same time. However, such a manner of writing influences Meyers’ development of the theme only in a positive way. Monster writing style attracts the attention of the reader due to the contrasting mix of such strategies as controlled development of thoughts and stream of consciousness, which create unique tone and mood in the story. The style chosen by the author of this story takes several pages to get used to. Such a decision to present the story from one person’s point of view, divide characters into good and bad ones, appeal to the facts from one diary only, and use not a standard form of narration is unique indeed. Steve Harmon is the writer, director, and main character of Monster.
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