Authors note: This is my point of view piece about the perspective of Steve in the book Monster by Walter Dean Meyers.

Monster, by Walter Dean Meyers, is about a boy named Steve who robbed a lady and is going to jail for it. He is getting sent court dates about his crimes and there is a possibility that he could go to jail for 25 years or a life sentence for the crime he committed. As he`s been in jail he`s been thinking about his life and that he feels bad for what he did and he`s sorry for what he did to that lady.

If I was in Steve`s position I would be very upset, of course he did a bad thing and he does have to pay the consequences. But the things that they`re saying they`re going to do to them isn’t right. The crime he did does not deserve 25 years to life that’s just not right, I would not agree with that statement. The book is very confusing but some of the parts like when he says he cry`s himself to sleep and nothing pretty much scares him anymore compared to going to sleep thinking if he will be ok, or will someone break in his cell and kill him, he doesn’t know but he pretty much says to himself whatever happens, happens and that’s how it`s going to go.

If I were in Steve`s position I think I would try my best to get out of my trouble. I would go up to the lady I hurt and tell her am deeply sorry I am and how bad I feel, but if I got bad consequences then I would pay it off for what I did because that’s what I deserve. I think Steve should tell the lady who called him a Monster “the lady he hurt” and say he shall pay for his reckless destruction and give her a deep apology . Also I  honestly I think he deserves a little bit of time for what he did but nowhere near 25 years – to life.    

Compare/ Contrast

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan was always one of the best basketball players growing up as a kid. He was a smaller kid when he was growing up and his biggest dream was to make it to the big leagues. A lot of people told him he couldn’t do it and he always said to himself “yes I can” and yes he did. Michael would just make the people that doubted him his motivation. He set out a dream and he got it. He told himself that no one can stop him from pursuing his dreams and that’s what he did, everyone told him he couldn’t do it but he did.

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali was a smaller kid growing up. A lot of other kids would pick on him throughout his life and his family was very poor. After he started getting older he got sick of it and older adult “former fighter” told him that he can train him for free and the boxing gym. As Muhammad Ali got older he wouldn’t take bully`s or people saying he couldn`t do things in life and he showed them up and did it. Muhammad just thought about all the people that told him he could not do it his motivation and he went out there and did it. Another thing that made him a better fighter, he wanted to have his family wealthy and have money and live good because he could stand seeing his parents in hard times like that.