Monster

by

Walter Dean Myers

Alguinaldo Nesbitt Character Analysis

Alguinaldo Nesbitt was the owner of a Harlem drugstore who was murdered during an attempted robbery, allegedly by Bobo Evans and James King. Mr. Nesbitt was an immigrant from St. Kitts who was respected by his community. King targeted Mr. Nesbitt for robbery because he believed that, as an immigrant, Mr. Nesbitt was unlikely to report the robbery to the police.

Alguinaldo Nesbitt Quotes in Monster

The Monster quotes below are all either spoken by Alguinaldo Nesbitt or refer to Alguinaldo Nesbitt. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Dehumanization and Racism Theme Icon
).
Thursday, July 9th Quotes

Miss O’Brien looked at me—I didn’t see her looking at me but I knew she was. She wanted to know who I was. Who was Steve Harmon? I wanted to open my shirt and tell her to look into my heart and see who I really was, who the real Steve Harmon was.

Related Characters: Steve Harmon (speaker), Kathy O’Brien, Alguinaldo Nesbitt
Related Symbols: Monster
Page Number: 92
Explanation and Analysis:
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Alguinaldo Nesbitt Quotes in Monster

The Monster quotes below are all either spoken by Alguinaldo Nesbitt or refer to Alguinaldo Nesbitt. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Dehumanization and Racism Theme Icon
).
Thursday, July 9th Quotes

Miss O’Brien looked at me—I didn’t see her looking at me but I knew she was. She wanted to know who I was. Who was Steve Harmon? I wanted to open my shirt and tell her to look into my heart and see who I really was, who the real Steve Harmon was.

Related Characters: Steve Harmon (speaker), Kathy O’Brien, Alguinaldo Nesbitt
Related Symbols: Monster
Page Number: 92
Explanation and Analysis: