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.