Introduction
Monster written Walter Dean Myers is based on a young man named Steve Harmon. Steve is currently incarcerated for being an accomlish to a robbery. Steve is a juvenille tried by the court syterm. In the novel race and youth are complex issues that are examined.. On page 90, Kathy O'Brien, Steve's defense attorney, says half of the jurors automatically believe Steve is guilty because he is young and black. We will research three resources and you will decide if there is any validity to this statement.
Task
Write an essay analyzing each authour's approach to the idea that youth, race, and socioecomonics are a determiners for prison. Read each article and compare the author's approach in each.