MONSTER

POINT OF VIEW

• Who's POV? Why does that affect the plot?
• Steve's pov. He says he doesn't do it but his actions say different

CONFLICT

• Paraphrase one example of each from the text. Include pg #
• The conflict at the drugstore leads the whole book to whether Steve is guilty or not

MAN VS MAN

• Kind throu rock at man and man punched

MAN VS SOCIETY

• Steve disagrees with the society he is not guilty

MAN VS SELF

• Steve argues with self that he is a monster
• He also argues with self he is not guilty

SYMBOLISM

• What does it symbolism? Prove with TE and pg #
• To Steve "monster" symbolizes how people look at him w/disgust and fear. When Steve writes " monster " over and over again in his journal, he feels defeated and depressed😩. Steve's dad looks at jim as if he is a convicted killer😱😤

STEVE'S BLANKET

• Protection and comfort

JAIL CELL

• His home for now
• Where all fights are, also where he lives and eats

SCRIPT/JOURNAL

• His life is all in his journal
• His every move and other people moves are all in his journal
• His journal is like a movie script

STEVE'S FATHER

• Steve doesn't care about his dad
• His dad wanted to see him

"MONSTER"

• Steve calls hisself monster because he's in court for a murder

NIGHTTIME

• Nighttime is when he is active because he can't sleep
• He also doesn't like what lurks in the dark

AUTHORS'S TONE

• Find TE that represents each. Include pg #
• The actions and emotions of steve
• Stevens says he doesn't commit the crime but his actions say other wise

DEAFEAT

• He feels deaf eat when almost everybody thinks hes guilty

ANGER

• The man is mad when he throws the rock

DEPRESSION

• Steve feels depression when he is pleaded guilty and can't do anything about it

RELIEF

• Steve feels relief when he is not guilty and can go home
• He finds a friend who h can talk to

AGGRESSIVE

• Steve is aggressive that he is guilty and can't see his mom

ANXIOUS

• When Steve first walks into the court room he is anxious because he doesn't know if he'll plead guilty or not

COMPASSION

• Steve's mom has compassion when she still believes that Steve is not guilty

THEMES

• Paraphrase evidence of each theme. Include pg #
• Always a universal truth: is it true no matter who you are, where you are, or when you are?
• The theme is did Steve commit the crime or is he not guilty

PEER PRESSURE

• Steve gave into peer pressure when he went in the drugstore to do "whatever"

HUMANITY

• Steve thinks he's a monster but the world is trying to prove he is human.

PREJUDICE

• Steve feels under prejudice since he is black