Character Traits

The main character in my novel, The Monster, is Steve Harmon. I believe Steve Harmon to be a very unique character. Due to what is said in the novel, "Sixteen-year old STEVE HARMON is sitting on the edge of a metal cot, head in hands. He is thin,brown skinned.(Myers 7)", we know that he is a young black teenager. He is very determined, because through out the book when Steve is in jail he is determined to show that he is not weak, for example, "I didn't shout out in my sleep.That would look weak to everybody. It's not good to be weak in here(Myers 64)." Also he is scared and he really hates living in prison, for example,"The best time to cry is at night, when the lights are out and someone is being beaten up and screaming for help(Myers 1)" and "I hate this place. I can't write it enough times to make it look the way I feel. I hate, hate, hate this place!!(Myers 46)." Lastly Steve is depressed and almost suicidal when he is prison, for example, "But here i am, maybe on the verge of losing my life, or the life i used to have." and "When she left and I had to go back to the cell area, i was more depressed than i have been since I've been here(Myers 205)."