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Monster Calls Metaphor

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The illustrated novel ‘A Monster Calls’ offers an insight into the story of a teenager who faces isolation from his grief and fear. The author uses a metaphor when he mentions that Conor feels like he is “trapped inside of a nightmare,” he states this because of how much Conor has on his mind. Metaphor is effectively used in this quote because it gives the feeling of intensity and unpleasantness which can be correlated to Conor’s life. Additionally, the stories the monster tells are allegorical because it directly correlates with Conor’s life. In the first story, the monster allegorically says “There is not always a good guy. Nor is there always a bad one. Most people are somewhere in between.” This resolution of the first tale reveals to Conor
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