Because Monster is a journal entry written using a first-person point of view, the reader is better able to understand

A first-person point of view lets readers hear the narrator’s thoughts and feelings directly. Since Steve Harmon tells the story from his own perspective, readers can better understand Steve Harmon’s feelings. The setting, his appearance, and details of his offense may be described, but they are not what first-person narration reveals most directly.

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