Wendell Bolden Character Analysis in Monster

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:

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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 and Citation: 60

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Wendell Bolden Character Timeline in Monster

The timeline below shows where the character Wendell Bolden appears in Monster. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...he is an inmate at Riker’s Island, serving a sentence for buying stolen merchandise. Wendell Bolden, another inmate, told Zinzi that he’d bought stolen cigarettes from someone he knew was involved... (full context)

The screenplay resumes in the courtroom. Bolden is on the stand, questioned by Petrocelli. Bolden testifies that he’s been arrested in the... (full context)

Back in the courtroom, Briggs questions Bolden, pointing out that it seems strange that Bobo Evans would just admit to being part... (full context)

...few people he thought might know something until Zinzi called him and told him about Bolden, who told him about King and Bobo Evans. The screenplay cuts to a precinct where... (full context)

...believes the shooting was accidental. The police came for Bobo after he sold cigarettes to Bolden who told someone else who ratted them out, although Bobo was already under arrest for... (full context)