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Honesty In Walter Dean Myers's Monster

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In the play, Monster, the author, Walter Dean Myers, expresses sharply the negative characteristics Steve Harmon could carry with the clearest one being lack of honesty with himself and others - barely anyone believed he was innocent while he was convincing his parents and lawyer as well as the readers through his journaling which leads us to fall under suspicion of his honesty. However, in my opinion, I still think the text carried a scarce of bias and that Steve Harmon is not a monster and his true personality was overwhelmed by his case. Firstly, his teacher, Mr. Sawicki, gives us an insight to Steve's positivity, he says “He is talented, bright, and compassionate. He’s very much involved in depicting his neighborhood and environment in

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