The Monster by Walter Bean Myers
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- Richard ‘’.Bobo Evans” is A State witness and one of the two main perpetrators of the crime. Steve’s screenplay titles label him “the Rat.” Evans is a twenty-two-year-old big, heavy, ugly man. He is currently doing time for breaking and entering. As a career criminal, Bobo lives up to his name (Spanish for “clown”). Bobo sells cigarettes from the robbery, creating a chain of evidence that leads to James King and Steve Harmon.
- Mrs. Harmon isSteve Harmon’s mother. Mrs. Harmon cries about Steve and his situation but clings to her belief in Steve’s innocence andtakes refuge in her Christian faith. When she finally gets the courage to visit Steve in jail, she brings him a Bible and asks him to read to her. Mrs. Harmon faithfully attends every day of Steve’s trial and is present when the jury delivers its verdict.
- Steve Harmon’s father. Mr. Harmon is a graduate of Morehouse College, from which he dreams his son will also graduate. Mr. Harmon visits Steve in prison and offers words of encouragement. However, he has doubts about his son’s innocence, and his doubts communicate themselves to Steve. Mr. Harmon no longer understands his son. The distance between Mr. Harmon and Steve persists after the trial ends
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