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Crime Rates in the United States Over the Past 5-10 Years Crime in the United States has fluctuated quite a bit throughout the years the crime rate escalated throughout the 1980s, and reached its peak in 1993 and then began to decrease throughout the 1990s and 2000s.Social issue Although there are multiple social issues from discrimination to moral issues, all throughout this book, the main issue is CRIME.Setting The prison at Manhattan Detention Center Harlem, verginia.Resolution The book leaves you as the reader to decide whether Steve feels like an innocent person or a MONSTER.King and Bobo plead guilty and are sentenced to prison Falling action The jury makes a final decision that Steve is not guilty.It all depends on how he answers the questions and distances himself from the murderers. Climax The jury has still not reached a verdict And its the final day of the Trial, and the last day that Steve can plead NOT GUILTY.(the day of the murder) And Steve has flash-backs to his younger years in the neighborhood. Exposition The witnesses and participants in the murder all tell their sides of December 22.7 One of the inmates tells Steve this while he is experiencing his first night in prison. Rising action "Ain't no use putting the blanket over your head, man.
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He describes how his looks have changed, the terrible violence in prison, that he must live with fear every moment. Steve writes in a notebook that the prison authorities allow him to keep. Plot summary The fictional author of this story, Steve Harmon, writes in a printing, non-cursive style about his impression of prison and why he is writing the story.Petrocelli James king was the one who committed the murder And Petrocelli is his lawyer, who twists things just a bit too much. Least favorite character(s) James King & Mrs.Favorite character Miss O'Brien Steves Lawyer Trying to convince the Jury that he is not guilty.Characters Antagonist(s)- James King (the murderer) Richard Bobo Evans, and Osvaldo Cruz.Characters Protagonist- Steve Harmon Convicted of murder Is placed under arrest till proven guilty.His works include over 30 critically acclaimed books He was awarded the first ever Michael Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature for MONSTER.
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Began writing short stories and articles for magazines. Dropped out of high school and joined the army on his 17th birthday.