Mr. Harmon is Steve’s father. Mr. Harmon states that he never imagined his own son would be involved in a murder or wind up in jail, and he tells Steve that when Steve was a baby, Mr. Harmon dreamed about him growing up and playing college football, attending Morehouse university just like his father did. Although Steve claims to be innocent, Mr. Harmon is unsure if he believes him, and Steve realizes that their relationship as father and son has broken, reflecting that it seems as if his dad sees a monster in place of where his son should be.
Mr. Harmon Quotes in Monster
The Monster quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Harmon or refer to Mr. Harmon. 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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Thursday, July 9th
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Seeing my dad cry like that was just so terrible. What was going on between us, me being his son and him being my dad, is pushed down and something else is moving up in its place. It’s like a man looking down to see his son and seeing a monster instead.
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Mr. Harmon Quotes in Monster
The Monster quotes below are all either spoken by Mr. Harmon or refer to Mr. Harmon. 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:
).
Thursday, July 9th
Quotes
Seeing my dad cry like that was just so terrible. What was going on between us, me being his son and him being my dad, is pushed down and something else is moving up in its place. It’s like a man looking down to see his son and seeing a monster instead.
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