![]() ![]() talented, bright, and compassionate."" The only person who does not offer a clear, pat appraisal of Steve is Steve himself. From the prosecuting attorney's point of view, he is a ""monster."" According to a character witness, Steve's high-school film teacher, Steve is ""an outstanding young man. ![]() Myers (Scorpions Somewhere in the Darkness) masterfully conveys the complexity of Steve's character by presenting numerous angles of his personality. ![]() However, opinions will vary as to whether Steve deserves sympathy or rebuke. I have nightmares whenever I close my eyes."" Readers will not question the 16-year-old's relationship to the crime that is established early in the novel. King is bleary-eyed and smokes a joint as he talks"") belies the deep emotions Steve expresses in his prison journal: ""I go to bed every night terrified out of my mind. The objectivity with which he records testimony and flashbacks of events leading up to the crime (""Steve is sitting on a bench, and James King sits with him. In this riveting courtroom drama, Steve Harmon, a Harlem teenager involved in a murder, recounts his trial in the form of a movie script. ![]()
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