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Monsters aren't just dreams, they can feel real. In Patrick Ness’s book “A Monster Calls” a boy named Conor has a nightmare that changes his life. Connor's mum has a bad case of cancer. Conor’s nightmare is about a Yew Tree that he thinks can help cure his mum. The monster was called by Conor, but Conor doesn’t know why so the monster tells Conor stories about his journey and who he's helped. Family is a curse because conor’s dad left him at a young age, Connor’s mum is sick and isn’t getting better

Conor and his grandmother’s relationship in A Monster’s Call by Patrick Ness is complicated. Connor’s grandmother is represented as a selfish,mean and a too proud person through Conor’s point of view. Conor’s grandmother is important in this novel, because she is the character Conor expresses his anger to. This helps the readers know the state Conor is in, which makes them feel bad for Conor. Ness mirrors the physical relationship between Conor and his grandma with hatred and annoyance.Ness shows

In A Monster Calls Conor is a young kid who lives in England. His mom is terminally ill. Every night at 12:07 there is a monster that comes walking to his window, asking Conor to tell him the truth. He knows the truth, but he is fearful to say it. The Monster, made up of a yew tree, tells Conor a total of 4 tales. All the tales have one thing in common, they show selfishness, which he is trying to show Conor that being selfish does not end well. Everyone at school knows his mother’s prognosis. They

Conor knew that not everything could be healed. He knew his mom wasn't going to get any better. In A Monster Calls, Conor wanted to believe that his mom was going to be okay and live. But he also wanted his mom and his pain to go away. I have a similar experience. Conor wanted his mom to be healed. But it wasn't his mom that needed the healing it was Conor. The monster said this to Conor. “ I said if she could be healed, the yew tree would do it, it seems that she could not... You are the one who