![]() ![]() He depicts all of the courtroom scenes and much of his time in prison through a screenplay he is writing, and Steve’s film teacher, Mr. Though only 16, Steve is a filmmaker at heart. ![]() By depicting the legal system’s dehumanization of Steve and the way that this causes him to also dehumanize himself, Monster suggests that both the court and the prison system do not treat people accused of crimes as full human beings, but rather as moral degenerates who deserve to be deprived of all rights and humanity.Īlthough Steve is a sensitive and creative individual, the state prosecutor sees him as a monster and a criminal rather than a human being. In a similar fashion, Steve finds during his weeks in prison that he is still not recognized as a person unto himself, but instead seen as merely an inmate. ![]() Even though Steve’s alleged role in the murder is minimal, the prosecutor sees Steve only as a “ monster,” completely disregarding the rest of his life and identity. Nesbitt, the result of a botched robbery. Steve is accused of being an accomplice to the murder of an immigrant shopkeeper named Mr. Monster depicts the murder trial of Steve Harmon, a 16-year-old black kid from Harlem. ![]()
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