Summer Reading Entry #1

The book I am reading this summer is called Monster. The major characters of this book are Sandra Petrocelli, Kathy O’Brien, Asa Briggs, James King, Richard “Bobo” Evans, Osvaldo Cruz, Lorelle Henry, José Delgado, and Steve Harmon.

There are many different settings like the Courtroom, the Cell, the Detention Center, the Drugstore, Steve’s house, the Holding Room, Stuyvesant High School, Neighborhood Park, Visitor Center, and more.
There are three different conflicts in the book used many time, and they are: Text vs. Media, Text vs. Self, and Text vs. World.

The connection that I found via media was a true life story of a sixteen-year old African American young man who resides in Florida and was accused of the murder of an elderly white female tourist. The young man was accused however, the court found him NOT GUILTY as was Steve Harmon accused of murder. As the story closed, a news report is broadcasted to indicate the 'real' killer was located & charged and he looked nothing like the young man who was accused.

The connection I found to the world is that African-Americans are accused of mistakes and/or problems no matter what it is. As the Florida story above it didn't matter who was arrested as long as the killer was African-American.

And my last connection is to self where the cover of the book itself explains it’s going to be about a young African-American getting accused of murder.