In class, i was reading a book called Monster. This book was about a teen found guilty of robbery and murder. This boys name is Steve Harmon. I find this book interesting because it is written like a script. He is in trial and the lawyer from the other side calls him a "monster". This part of the book is important because when she said that, he is struck and feels awful. When he gets to the prison he asks to keep one thing; his notebook. With his notebook he writes about his experience in the prison. When night comes in the prison, he cries because no one can here you because of the sounds of others getting beat up. I did not get very far in the book but I could tell the kind of person Steve is. He made one mistake and regrets it deeply. This book also shows that even if a person who commits some if the worst crimes, they are still a human and they all have a soft side ( well maybe not the psychos ). Steve has always had a passion for writing ays and in prison he has much time to write. Although he can do what he loves, prison is still a he'll. If someone say him writing in a journal, he would get beat up a whole bunch. Steve is a kind of versus guy toward strangers so he tends to keep to himself in prison. Of course he does other things in prison but he usually does them alone. But still, I have. Ot got very far in the book so I am basing this off of what I have read. I look forward reading this book some more.
What do you think about reading a book that is written like this? Is it easier? Or is it more complicated?
ReplyDeleteWe are going to start a collection of stories by Walter Dean Myers this week. I really like the way that he writes - his stories blend sadness and humor in equal proportions, and his characters all have individual voices.
You can check the book out from the room library if you want to keep reading it.