Monster

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Walter Dean Myers

Wendell Bolden Character Analysis

Bolden is a current convict who testifies in Steve and King’s trial. Bolden reportedly bought stolen cigarettes from Bobo Evans, who let slip that he stole them from a drugstore. Bolden knows that a man was killed in that robbery, so after he is arrested for drug possession, he decides to trade what he knows for a lighter sentence. Zinzi beats him to it.

Wendell Bolden Quotes in Monster

The Monster quotes below are all either spoken by Wendell Bolden or refer to Wendell Bolden. 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
).
Wednesday, July 8 Quotes

Miss O’Brien says that Petrocelli is using Bolden’s testimony as part of a trail that will lead to me and James King. I think she is wrong. I think they are bringing out all of these people and letting them look terrible on the stand and sound terrible and then reminding the the jury that they don’t look any different from me and King.

Related Characters: Steve Harmon (speaker), James King, Kathy O’Brien, Sandra Petrocelli, Wendell Bolden
Page Number: 60
Explanation and Analysis:
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Wendell Bolden Quotes in Monster

The Monster quotes below are all either spoken by Wendell Bolden or refer to Wendell Bolden. 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
).
Wednesday, July 8 Quotes

Miss O’Brien says that Petrocelli is using Bolden’s testimony as part of a trail that will lead to me and James King. I think she is wrong. I think they are bringing out all of these people and letting them look terrible on the stand and sound terrible and then reminding the the jury that they don’t look any different from me and King.

Related Characters: Steve Harmon (speaker), James King, Kathy O’Brien, Sandra Petrocelli, Wendell Bolden
Page Number: 60
Explanation and Analysis: