Monster is a novel about a young man who is accused of murdering a man even though he did not commit the crime. It is a first person narrative from Steve Harmon, our main character, writing. Steve is going through the trial writing about it as a screen play as if it were a movie. Steve is a 16 year old teenager. He is black and is discouraged that almost everyone including his lawyer and family think he is guilty. Steve is eventually found innocent, but when he looks in the mirror all he sees is a monster. He is not even sure whether he committed the crime or not at this point.