I ended up dropping out of high school (although now Stuyvesant High claims me as a graduate) and joined the army on my 17th birthday. I wrote well in high school and an English teacher (bless her!) recognized this and advised me to keep on writing no matter what happened to me. Reading pushed me to discover worlds beyond my landscape, especially during dark times when my uncle was murdered and my family became dysfunctional with alcohol and grief.
From my comfortable perch on her lap, I would watch as she moved her finger slowly across the page and I’d imagine the characters. My mother read to me from a very young age. I had a speech impediment and often found myself leading with my fists when teased. I was smart (all kids are smart) but didn’t do that well in school. The neighborhood protected me and the church guided me. Walter and his brother Mickey grew up in HarlemĪs a child, my life revolved around my neighborhood and church. They loved me very much and I grew to love Harlem. I was raised in Harlem by Herbert, who was African-American and Florence, who was German and Native American and wonderful. I was about two years old when my mother died and then I was inexplicably given to Florence and Herbert Dean.
My name at birth was Walter Milton Myers. Petrocelli: “You said that you received a sign from Mr.Harmon.“I was born on a Thursday, the 12th of August, 1937, in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Bobo takes the stand and testifies what Steve’s actions were. Steve has been described in a variety of ways but he can also be perceived as innocent because Bobo stated that Steve did not give out a signal in the drug store. Having Mrs.Henry not remembering Steve as someone being there is very beneficial for Steve and his ability to be free. Mrs.Henry went through such a hard time then she would of most likely remembered who and who was there. This proves Steve’s innocence because it would of been hard not to remember someone in a robbery or a crime scene. This quote shows that Steve is innocent because if he was at the drugstore, it would of been more likely that Mrs.Henry would of recognized Steve. Henry: “The gentlemen sitting at that table was one of the men arguing. Henry, do you recognize anyone present today in this courtroom who was also in the drugstore on the day to which you are referring.”
Mrs.Henry admits on only recognizing King. …show more content… Steve is also perceived as innocent because Mrs.Henry was not able to recognize him from the pictures in the lineups. To begin with the character Steve is perceived as innocent because his teacher said he was an outstanding person. Henry not being able to recognizing steve in the lineup and by Bobo testifying that Steve never gave out a signal in the drug store. The character Steve is perceived as innocent because of his teacher’s good testimony, Mrs. Steve gets proven innocent with the help of his teacher and also by the jury finding out he was not part of the robbery and the crime committed. In the novel “Monster” by Walter Dean Myers the readers are introduced to Steve Harmon. A teacher can be someone who knows more about a student's background than anyone else. Teachers can help one individual in more than one way.