What are themes for the book monster by walter dean myers?

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What are themes for the book monster by walter dean myers?

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Myers says that when he talks to young people about Monster, their responses are interesting: “When I ask them, ‘So what’s the story with Steve?’ they come up with various answers about his legal guilt, but eventually some kid does say that whether Steve’s legally guilty or innocent doesn’t make any difference; he is guilty.  And to me, that’s the essence of the book. Apart from legal machinations, is he accepting his moral responsibility for what he’s done or is he just trying to avoid it?” (Rochman)