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Answer to Question 6:

I think that Conor's final truth was that despite his love for his mother, he wanted to let go of her for the better. Conor always knew that his mother would one day pass away, but never wanted to believe it. In his nightmare we saw that Conor did always think that he would lose his mother to cancer, but he wanted to think that his loss was just a nightmare and nothing more. Conor would want his mother to either live and be healthy or pass away, but he would never want to see her be weak, suffering for the rest of her life. He knew that it would hurt much too hard to go through all that pain and suffering. He would much rather sacrifice his mother's life to protect himself and his mother, than to feel hurt and isolated. Like I mentioned earlier, Conor truly does love his mother, but if he wanted her to finally be free, he would have to learn to let her go... forever.

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✩ ANSWER TO QUESTION 6 ✩:

I think that Conor’s final truth was that deep inside of him, he knew it was time to let go of his mother. No one wants to see their loved ones in pain, and for Conor, it was easier for him to see his mom die rather than keep suffering. I know because he admitted to his truth when the monster took Conor to his nightmare (the nightmare in which he lets go of his mother's hand). I don’t think this makes Conor selfish or hostile, because as the monster said, it is the most human thing he could do. From his mother’s perspective, maybe she was also holding on for Conor to accept her passing, and when he did, she surrendered herself to her awaited death. This was especially hard for me to hear because this situation reminds me of my grandpa’s gradual death. It has just been 1 week since my brother was born when he passed away, and I remember my family talking about how maybe my grandpa wanted to see his grandson and our family happy before he would leave us. There is no scientific proof that this was what Conor’s mom or my grandpa was thinking, because instead, it is something that we just can feel. As we read the book, we felt Conor’s mom awaiting Conor’s acceptance of her illness, and when my grandma was lying on the hospital bed, we felt him waiting to see our smiling faces. Maybe we come up with these resolutions to help us cope with our loses, or maybe they are TRUE, but what matters is that we learn to accept the loss.

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If there was a sequel to A Monster Calls, what do you think it would be about?

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question 4: i think Conor is most afraid of his mom dying. If your mom died wouldn't you be very upset? and if you were there when she was dying would you be afraid? Also since people know about his mom having cancer people treat him above others. he just wants his mom to be cured and everyone treat him like a normal hum being

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question 3: I think that the monster represents Conors emotions. When he destroyed his grandmas living room, he destroyed it because he was angry and the monster is just Conors negative emotions

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Answer to question 2: I feel that this means that he doesnt want to be invisible but he doesn't want to have everyone giving him there attention. Its a hard alence between feeling invisible and feeling that everyoi rene is watching. i feel that this relates to the line fom the book because right now he knows that people care about him but still dont do anything ans i feel that he just wans people to eel that everything is ok and that Connor wants people to tresat him like that.

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Answer to question 6: I think that Connors final truth is that he didn't want his mom to die, but it was okay because he knew that his mom was suffering and so was he so it was time to let go and let her die. There was supposed to be a cure which was the yew tree and it didn't and I don't think the monster healed her because everyone has a time to go and that was her time and he cant do anything about it.The monster also knew that Connor had the same feeling.

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Question 6: I think Conor's final truth was that he no longer wanted to see his mom suffering and living through the pain. Conor still loves his mom but, he'd probably be okay if his mom was going to die because it was better for his mom to die than suffer. The monster had Conor's back. The monster, which is a Yew tree, was supposed to heal Conor's mom's sickness. But it didn't. I think the only reason the monster didn't cure her cancer is probably because, Conor's truth was he didn't want to see his mother live in a horrible condition of illness. That is probably why the monster didn't cure his mom's cancer. It's not like he wants his mother to die. He just doesn't want to see her suffering anymore.

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Question 6:
I think that Conor's final truth was that despite his love for his mother, he wanted to let go of her. Conor always knew that his mother would one day pass away, but never wanted to believe it. In his nightmare we saw that Conor did always think he

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question 2: i think that made him feel worse because Conor wants to be treated like everyone else. he doesn't want to be "above" everyone else because people know about his moms cancer. Conor probably feels like hes being babied by everyone else but he wants to be independent.

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I think that Conor's final truth is that he didn't want to lose his mom but at the same time he didn't want to her suffer anymore. I feel like the monster was there to help him along the way and reassure him that it's okay.

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Question 6: I think Conor's final truth was that it was okay that his mom was going to die because it was better for her to die than suffer. The Yew tree was supposed to help/cure the mom but it ended up actually helping Conor because at the beginning of the book Conor wouldn't accept that his mom dying was a possibility, but at the end he just didn't want his mom to be in pain. The monster helped Conor make a connection with his grandma and I feel like that will be good for Conor because now, if his mom really did die, they can help each other "get through it." I know it's not part of the question but through the entire book I have thought that the monster was some sort of coping mechanism for Conor because he had a lot of things happening in his life (being bullied at school, his mom was sick, etc.) and he had no one to talk to because the only person that he REALLY trusted was his mom. I thought that maybe the monster was his way of dealing with everything and the end of the book added to that "theory."

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question 1: i think when the monster told Conor he will be afraid, it represents his moms cancer. in the beginning of the story the moms cancer was serious, but as the book moved on the moms cancer became more serious and Conor was scared of the moms cancer, whether she would die or not.

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3) I thought the second tale was very interesting and it taught Conor a valuable lesson. I think it showed him how one person could be conidered gtood and evil. The apothecary could be considered mean but I dont think he is JUST mean. I think he learned that people are not simply 'good' or 'bad'
5) I think Conors tale was about how he had to
admit the truth to himself if he was going to move past it. I think he KNEW his mom was going to die but he didn't want to admit it. I think in the future the monster might tell Conor's tale to other kids or people to teach them about admitting the truth to themselves.

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*ANSWER TO QUESTION 1*
I think the monster meant that when he is done telling the tales Connor will be scared to tell his own because it will be something
he doesn't like

*ANSWER TO QUESTION 2*
I think Connor just wants to be noticed and he doesn't like the fact that he can get away with staying out because it means that no one cares about him.

*ANSWER TO QUESTION 3*
I think Conner destroyed his grandmas living room because he thought it wasn't real and since he was feeling helpless and ignored, destroying something made him feel more powerful.

*ANSWER TO QUESTION 4*
I think Connor is most afraid of his mom dying because he is refusing to realize that she could die soon. All he wants is for his mom to be better.

*ANSWER TO QUESTION 5*
I think its going to be about his mother and her cancer because thats one of the biggest things in his life right now

*ANSWER TO QUESTION 6*
I think Connors final truth was that he wanted her to pass so he and his mother wouldn't have to suffer anymore. The sickness was hurting his whole family and by letting go of his mom, they can all now be free.

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A to Q6
Conor’s final truth is that he wants his mother to pass away. He has seen her suffer for so long and i believe once you start taking a bunch of pain, there's an exploding point. And his exploding point is “the truth”. He truly wanted his mother to live but at the same time he wanted her to pass so they both don't have to suffer anymore. He didn't want to continue to see his mother go through all that pain and he just couldn't take it anymore. And when Conor was in the nightmare he tried to desperately deny the truth because let's face it, the truth in any tough situation is hard. Especially in a situation like death. Nobody wants to face their mom dieing but conor lowkey wanted that just so both of their suffering could end but he never wanted to admit it because it seemed like such a horrible thing to face. “I want my mo to die”, nobody would wanna face that. But the monster in the nightmare was eating him alive so much that he couldn't and just faced the truth. In conclusion the truth was that “ he didn't want his mom to die but he also did because he didn't wanna see her suffer anymore.”

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Answer to question 6: I think that the final truth is that we are all human and we aren't immortal, or at least not yet. I think that all of the people in the book will eventually die from one cause. I think that this book is just an iteration on human life. That life happens and that sometimes people get sick and die.

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Question 4) I think Connor is most afraid of his mom dying because he is afraid to live his life without her. She was the only one who was really there for him so I think he's scared to not be able to have her anymore. Question 6) I think Connor's truth is that he wanted his mom to finally pass away. Not because he wants her to be gone but because he doesn't want to see her suffer anymore. He doesn't want this to go on forever because he has to watch her get worse and worse and that is a very hard thing to watch. Since he doesn't see his mom much anymore because she is in the hospital so it's kind of like she's already gone because she's not as present in his life. It is very hard for Coner to watch his mom be in pain.

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Question 6 answer: I think

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I think that would make him feel worse because Conor doesn't get in trouble because everyone pittys him. If he stayed out there no one would notice him because he is invisible in some peoples eyes and being invisible is harder then then not being seen. When your not seen it is like no one cares.

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Question 6 answer Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

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Question 6 answer Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

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I think that Connors final truth is that he has to let his mom die because his mom has been staying alive until he can finally except that his mom is going to die and I think this because he cant go on in life until he stops and excepts it.

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Its saddening how Connors mom had to die.

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Its like Conor didn't want her to go but he needed her to go.

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Question 6 answer: I think Connors final truth is that he wanted his mom to pass so him and he didn't suffer, but he doesn't want her to die because

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Question 1. I think the monster meant by “the end” is once his mother is gone. I think that because nobody is really truly prepared for their mother’s death, but maybe the monster is a part of the cause of his mother's sickness? Why else would the monster show up right after Conor’s mom is getting sick.

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Connor is most afraid of his mother dying. He does not want to lose her because she is the most special person to him. He really loves his mom and hopes that she lives.

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Question 6 Answer - Lillian, Toronto Ontario

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Question 6 Answer - Lillian, Toronto Ontario

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Conor's truth is that he wants, so badly, for his mother to be out of her pain. He wants her to die, so he doesn't feel any of the pain anymore. The pain of waiting for his mother to pass. He wants it to all just be over.
He even says it himself.

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Q#6
I think Conors final truth is his mom dying and maybe he doesn't want her to die but Conor doesn't  want her to suffer also I think that Conor doesn't want his mom to die because that is all he has left also his grandma is trying to help Conor not focus on mom because he might get emotional

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Connor's final truth is letting his mom go to the monster, letting her die, wanting her to die. He loves his mom and does not want to be in pain, the only way that she could not feel pain is if she died. Connor knows this and wants her to stop feeling pain, even if she was so special to him.

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Question 6 answer:I think that the truth is that he wanted to have all his loved one's that are sick to go.He's been holding this secret for a while and he just can't deal with this issue. Kids like Harry in school are bullying him or not wanting to be around him possibly because of his mom's disease. Also his father divorced with his mom because of his mom's disease. So that's why I think that the final truth is that Connor wanted to have his mom pass away so all his problems would go away.

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Q#6
I think that Conors final truth is that he wants it all to be over and the only way for that to happen is to let his mom go. But he still wants his mom to be there with him but not when she suffering. Conor will still be hurting when his mom is gone but not the kind of hurting that he has been dealing with for so long.

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When the monster said "you will be, before the end." I think he meant by the end of the book he will be terrified not by the monster but what the monster stands for. Not only what the monster stud for but what the monster wanted.

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QUESTION SIX :  WHAT IS CONOR'S FINAL TRUTH?

Answer : I think that his final truth is that he wanted everything that was hurting him and the ones he love to be over with. Even having a loved one pass away was better than him having to watch them suffer in front on his eyes. I think that this truth makes him feel guilty about everything, which causes him to think that the bad things happening in his life were all his fault or all came back to him. But, the issues aren't his fault. He just doesn't or, as of now, didn't want to accept the fact that something bad was going to happen, furthering his sadness and guilt.

In my opinion, I think that Conor knew the truth all along and knew that things were going to happen, but he didn't want to admit it or accept it, because he didn't want his feelings and/or thoughts to come true and be a real nightmare.

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Question 5 Answer - Lillian, Toronto Ontario

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Question 5 Answer - Lillian, Toronto Ontario

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I think that Conor's story is about his mother. About how her sickness is going to take her anyways, but he continues to hold onto that foolish thing called hope. The hope that she will pull through this, that his mother will survive. He knows that she won't; but he still wants to believe it.

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Answer to question 6
Conor's final truth is he "wanted" his mother to die because he couldn't stand it he said 'i let her go' and he didn't mean it and he didn't know it was real and now he thinks shes going to die but they don't know. he thinks its his fault. he didn't mean it but he did. he just wanted it to be over with so he doesn't see his mom suffering because at the end he knew she would die.

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I think that conor's story is a nightmare about his mother dying. He is scared to lose her because she is his only real parent, the one that truly cares about him. He would feel very broken without his mother.

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answer to question 6: Conors final truth is that he wanted his mom to past away because he didn't want her to go through the pain she was going through. He also hated watching his mom go through her having cancer and maybe he wants to cut the relationship for their own good.

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Q#6 Answer. Connors final truth is that he wants him mom to pass so they don't have to suffer anymore.

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answer to question 6
i think Conors final truth is that he wants his mother to die but not really.

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ANSWER TO QUESTION 6
- i think conors final truth is that he knows his mom will die and he wants her to have her death quick and painless

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WHAT IS CONOR'S FINAL TRUTH?

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1) I think that the monster meant that is later on in the book Conor will be afraid of the monster and have that fear of what he does and what he'll do next.
2) I think that it made him feel worse because he doesn't want people to treat him differently because of the situation he is going through because any other kid would've gotten in trouble for being outside.
3) I don't really remember the second tale that much but it was really interesting, I think that with the destruction that and kayos that happened in the grandmothers living room was connected with the tail. When the monster destroyed the house.
4) I think that Conor is most afraid of the nightmare and as well as losing his mother and they kind of connect because in the book when the author wrote giving us a brief "summery" of what the dream was about it mentioned he's mother so that's why I think those two things are connected
5) I think that Conor's story is that he's always known that there's a fair chance that he could lose his mom but he doesn't want to admit that he knows that it's going to happen and I think that, that's why the monster is there to get that truth out of him because we all know from the beginning that he does not want to lose her so he won't admit that it might happen.

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Question 2:
I think it made Conor feel worse because it shows him how sick his mother is. People felt bad when they heard Conor's mom is sick. Conor didn't want to get treated differently. Everyone felt sorry for him, which probably made them think that he wouldn't get in trouble.
Question 3:
The second tale was interesting. I remember when the monster had control, so he destroyed his grandma's living room. Since a lot of things are happening around Conor, I think the monster is trying to help him out. At first, I thought the monster is going to share its negative side with Conor, but I think everything the monster does is to help Conor.
Question 4:
In the beginning of the book, I thought Conor was afraid of the monster. But now I think the monster is trying to help him because the monster is like a friend to him, and it will always support him. I think Conor was most afraid of his mom dying because he saw how much his mom was struggling with sickness everyday. His mom is really important to him. My second thought was maybe he was kind of scared of his grandma because, as we were reading through the book, it seemed like Conor's grandma was against him. She even forced Conor to go to school while his mom was at the hospital. She would make him feel bad about himself. Since his mom and dad don't have a good relationship with each other, Conor won't see his dad this often. Possibility, Conor's mom could also die. So, which mean that he could be stuck with his grandma.

Question 5:

I think Conor's story is about his truth. In the beginning of the book, I thought the monster was trying to find his truth. I thought Conor's biggest fear was losing his mother. He had a nightmare of letting go of someone's hand, and they fell. I suppose it's his mom who he let go of because Conor probably no longer wanted to see his mom living through the pain anymore, and he just wants to let her go. Conor and the monster knew she'd die. His story was also about how he was the target for the bullies at school, and how he disliked his grandma. His dad also no longer lives with him. Conor struggles a lot with everything that's going around him. That is why he doesn't like sharing his personal life with anyone.

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Question 5 answer Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

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Question 5 answer Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

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I think that Connor's story is that he must confess to the fact that his mom is going to die, and if you remember in the beginning of the book the monster said the Connor will be scared so that's why I think that his mom is going to die and that's what i think that that's his story.

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Question 3 answer Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

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Question 3 answer Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

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My thoughts on the second tale is that I think that its good that the monster broke the parsons house because he would only let the apothecary have the yew tree (the monster)leafs because  his daughters are dying, so my thoughts on the second story is that I am happy that the monster crushed the parsons house but I am not so happy that the monster tricked Connor into destroying his grandmothers house.

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Question 4 answer Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

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Question 4 answer Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

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I think that Connor is most afraid of his mom dying because he is mom is really important to him and he doesn't want to live with his grandmother

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A to Q5
I think Conor’s story is this book. That sounds kind of “dumb”. Of course the story is “Conor’s story”. I mean that the whole book is his story. Him going through the pain, him meeting this monster that turns his life upside down. All this is his story to tell. A story is usually exciting or has value/lesson. This whole book was a story in Connor's life. Infact Connor's story is his life. This whole book was like a major event in his story. It helped him and it taught him a lesson and it brought value. He learned a lot about himself through his own story aka the book. The events that happened in his story changed his ending forever.  The monster appearing changed his life forever. Without such a significant event in his story, his story would be like everyone else's.

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✩ ANSWER TO QUESTION 5 ✩:
I think that Conor’s story is his confession, HIS TRUTH, which is that he LOATHES being alone. As we read in the synopsis of the book, it stated that the Monster wanted the TRUTH, and I believe that was the Monster’s motive the whole time. An evident example of this would be when Harry said he would do the worst thing he could to Conor, and that was making him feel like he didn’t exist, making him feel INVISIBLE. We all read how Conor lashed out when Harry made him feel invisible, proving that feeling alone DOES make him feel anxious. Every tale that the Monster told was to teach Conor valuable lessons, and I think getting Conor to tell him his own ‘tale’ would teach Conor to accept himself, including all his strengths and flaws. It is important that we also take away from the main idea of this book and express our feelings, because “keeping it in” only makes the situation worse. In A Monster Calls, Conor has alway kept his feelings to himself, which eventually caused him to vent his anger towards Harry. However, expressing our feelings may be tougher in the society that we live in today. Males are often pressured by the stereotype that expressing your feelings make you less manly, and they end up “keeping it in”, just like Conor did in the book. I can understand Conor’s situation, because I similarly tried to keep all my emotions on the inside when I was losing someone close to me. Being the oldest of my siblings, I felt pressured to bottle up my emotions so that the people around me wouldn’t break down either. However, holding it in caused me to start acting bitter to the people around me, just like when Conor bottle up his feelings, it caused him to oust his anger towards Harry. But as I soon realised that feeling sad was OKAY because I realised I had people around me to support me through it, and I think that if Conor realised that he also had people around him (like his grandma, Lily etc.) that he could talk to, he would also start to think that his feelings also mattered.

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Question 5:
I think Connor’s story is his confession of the truth. From the beginning of the book ,we all knew that the monsters main focus was to get Connor’s truth, which is admitting his biggest fear is losing his mother, since she was the last person he has in his life. Losing her would mean losing everything and being alone more than he already was. Conor showed this during his incident with Harry in the lunchroom. Harry told him exactly what he didn’t want to hear. He was INVISIBLE. He was one of many other people who denied Conor’s existence. It’s not that he was physically invisible, it was the fact that people got used to not seeing him. He lashed out at Harry because one way or another he was going to MAKE Harry notice him, as well as face the consequences of telling him he’s invisible. This proves that being alone or even feeling alone makes him anxious or scared. But Conor needs to learn that feeling this way is okay, which i think is something he doesn’t understand. It’s hard to lose someone you love, no matter what age you are or what gender you are. I feel Conor might be afraid to show emotion because he thinks if he shows emotion people will make fun of him, more than they already do. The media shows us an image of what it thinks we should look like, behave, or do. The stereotypical male is presumed to not show any emotion, because they need to be “strong”, because to the unexpecting media, if you show emotion, you aren’t considered strong which isn't true. But even if it isn’t true, people still believe it because it is all over media, the media that always consumes our minds. Even if Connor wants to show emotion he feels he can’t because it’s not what the media portrays

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✩ ANSWER TO QUESTION 4 (RE-DO) ✩:
*Pls read this one and not my old one!*

Most would say he’s afraid of the monster, and there is no doubt about that. However, I believe he is afraid of something much more, something much darker; the fact his mother might not make it, and that he will be left ALONE. In the beginning of the book, the author mentioned how Conor wasn’t afraid of the “Yew-Tree Monster” because he had a much more terrifying nightmare with a much more terrifying scenario, and I think that is nothing other than his mother’s death. We also recently read Conor's flashback of his nightmare, proving that losing his mother is his greatest fear. Another recent factor that proves my point is when Harry did the worst thing he could to Connor, and that was denying his existence and making him feel INVISIBLE and ALONE. A possible reason why I believe he has such a hard time being alone is because his father, someone so close to home, left him as a child and their relationship crumbled. He also never had any good friends other than Lily, so to him, he feels that  has no one else other than his mother. As we have read the book, I have grown to realize that Conor doesn't necessarily share his thoughts or feeling with people (let alone secrets!), and I think that is because he has a hard time trusting people. I think it’s because he feels like he's been betrayed multiple of times, like when his father left him as a child, or when Lily told everyone his mother was sick. Conor not telling anyone about his fear also plays a role in the bigger picture, and that is STEREOTYPES. In our society today,  males are seen as the 'stronger gender', so they often feel that they cannot show their emotions, or else they will make them seem 'weaker". This may be why Conor's dad also seems mellow about Conor's mom's sickness.

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ANSWER TO QUESTION 4:
Most would say he’s afraid of the monster, and there is no doubt about that. However, I believe he is afraid of something much more; the fact his mother might not make it, and that that he will be ALONE. In the beginning of the book, the author mentioned how Conor wasn’t afraid of the “Yew-Tree Monster”, because he had a much more terrifying nightmare with a much more terrifying scenario, and I think that is nothing other than his mother’s death. Another recent factor that proves my point is when Harry did the worst thing he could to Connor, and that was denying his existence and making him feel INVISIBLE and ALONE. The reason why I believe he has such a hard time being alone is because his father, someone so close to home, left him as a child and their relationship crumbled. He also never had any good friends other than Lily, so to him, he feels that  has no one else other than his mother.

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1) I think what the monster meant by "You will be, by the end" was that as the monster told each story Connor would learn more about him and would grow more scared as he learned how powerful the monster is. I think instead though he wont be afraid but he will learn to trust the monster and befriend him. I think this because as the book goes on it seems more and more like Connor treats him as a friend since Connor doesn't really have any friends. He seems pretty comfortable around the monster and he doesn't seem scared.
2) I think it made him feel worse because he knew he wouldn't get punished because people pity him. I don't think he wants to be pitied because every time someone would try to pity him or comfort him he would get mad or uncomfortable. I think he just wants to be treated as a normal kid and not be defined by the things he's going through.

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I haven't answered number  1 yet so here it is
Answer to question 1: I think that this means that Conner will get to fear the monster throughout the book. i think that the monster knows he is scary and wants everyone to know that

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The chapter we just recently read simply adds to my theory that Conor and the Monster are the same person.
When the Monster would throw a punch, Conor would as well. It's as if the Monster and Conor are the same person...
Like my theory states.
That, and when the Monster said he wouldn't be invisible any longer, Conor said it himself. Multiple other students stood and said that he did.
And the plot thickens...

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Question 5:
I think the story that the Monster wants Conor to tell him is the truth. He might want him to admit the truth to himself. When showing a part of his nightmare in the story, it said that Conor was holding someone's hand, but then let go and they started to fall. I think that the person who was falling is his mother. It may mean that his mother was there with him, but then when she lets go, it means that she dies. I think the Monster knows that she will pass away, and wants Conor to know that too, so he won't be struck with shock when she dies. That's the truth and Conor needs to accept that.

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Question 5: I think Conor's story is about what the monster means to him. The monster appeared at a really tough part of Conor's life. He showed up when his mom got really sick, when he got bullied at school, when his grandma came to visit, etc. It doesn't seem like Conor talks to anyone about what's going on in his life because the only person that he really trusts is sick and he doesn't want to bother her. He is dealing with a lot and keeping it all in can't be good for him so maybe that's what the monster is. Maybe the monster is kind of just a metaphor for all of his emotions. Conor destroyed his grandma's living room so that shows that the window that "the monster" broke could have really just been him as well. Maybe Conor's story is about how he is dealing with everything going on and maybe the way he is dealing with it is by creating the monster.

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I Think Conor's story is his life, everything that he has been through with his moms cancer, dad leaving, grandma and the monster! he has been through a lot and think all of that is his story of his life!

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Question 4: I think that Conner is most afraid of his mom dying and being left with his grandma.

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QUESTION 4: 💕
I think Coner is most afraid of the truth, being his mother’s forthcoming death. Coner constantly denies the fact that his mother could be gone. In the past, he admitted he’s not afraid of the yew tree, and he’s grown to come to terms with his nightmares, but hasn’t been able to face the truth or think about the aftermath, if the truth were to actually happen. Losing his mom would mean he lost both his parents, since his dad hasn’t been around the majority of his life. In the book, a recent example proving this is Coners fear was when Harry said something that showcases the meaning behind his fear; being alone. It was when Harry denied his existence, calling him invisible. He is also isolated from his grandma, and the people at school, so he doesn’t really have any close family/friends that could help him if his mother did die. His mother was the glue that held their family together, so without her, their family would have little hope. This reminds me of when my mom’s friend died and it was hard for their family to cope since she was the glue that held them together. But luckily her loss is what brought the family closer together. But I feel this wouldn’t be the case for Conor’s family, since none of them really have a good relationship with one another, and the fact that Conor’s dad had been gone for most of the time, I don’t think losing Conor’s mom would change that (knowing he has a family of his own back in the US). Overall, Coner’s mother passing means that he would be alone, a feeling no one enjoys because we all need someone that we can trust, someone that makes us feel safe. But without his mother, Coner doesn’t have anyone like that in his life, which would be the reason behind him fearing the truth.

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Conner is most afraid of himself. Ever

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Answer to question 5: I think that Conner's story is the story of his life. The parts about his mom and his nightmare. I think that the Yew Tree and Conner's nightmare are going to cancel each other out and that this is Conner's story. The part where he thinks about what will happen/could happen with what the tree could do for him or do to do to him

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i think Coner is most afraid of himself now more than ever since he destroyed his grandmothers living room. He might think the monster is in his head and he might be afraid of that. Either that or the situation with his mom possibly dying. I don't think hes afraid of the monster but possibly frustrated that its in his head.

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Maybe the monster is not there to heal the mom but he is there to heal Conors grief.

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Question #5 - What do you think Conor's story might be?

I think his story or the story that the monster might be talking about is the nightmare. Yes, the majority of dreams and/or nightmares aren't true, but I don't think that his nightmare is a nightmare, at all. It might just be a mirage or episode that Conor doesn't want to accept. Since the monster is some super, psychic, magical blob of Earth, maybe he knows everything and is trying to help Conor. He could be warning Conor of the things that could possibly happen to him or his loved ones. Maybe, he IS the warning.

One thing that we know is that his nightmare is something that Conor doesn't like since it involves things that make him upset and/or triggered. Maybe, the monster is trying to make Conor believe his dream/nightmare. \(`o`\)

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Question 5 answer: I that Conner's story is about how his mother became sick. In this whole story Conner's has been stressing about his moms sickness. From staying up all night to being in the hospital. Possibly Conner's mom is sick because of him or someone he knows. But something inside me is telling me that he plays a huge factor with his mom sickness. This is why I think that Conner's story is "truth" and this is what I think what the truth is.

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I think his story is going to be about sort of like his truth but not exactly his truth Teagan Toronto ON

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Question #2 answer Caleb, oronto, Ontario 

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Question #2 answer Caleb, oronto, Ontario 

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I think that when Conor thought that "he could stay outside all day and no one would tell him to go inside" and then that made him feel worse, the reason he felt that was because that would make me feel like no one cared to tell me to go inside so I think Connor would feel as bad as I would.

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I believe that Conor is afraid of showing his feelings. He always pretends to be okay. He pretends that the physical hits from those bullies don't harm him whatsoever, even though they do. He thinks that, if he does show his feelings, people will start thinking he's weak. Harry and his cronies will start thinking he's weak, and use that against him.

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ANSWER TO QUESTION #5 -ROBBIE TORONTO ONTARIO

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ANSWER TO QUESTION #5 -ROBBIE TORONTO ONTARIO

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i think Conor's story will be either his nightmare or "the truth" which will be his mom dying because deep inside he knows she will probably die from cancer. :)

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What do you think Conor's story is?

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M.J., Toronto , Ontario                        *answer to question 4 *

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M.J., Toronto , Ontario                        *answer to question 4 *

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I think Connor is most afraid of his mom dying because he is refusing to realize that she could die soon. All he wants is for his mom to be better.

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Question 5 answer: I think Connor's story or his truth is. How Connor is having nightmares with one monster but another monster is real so I think that eventually the real life monster will meet and take each other out  so it all stops and that may cause Connor's life to change drastically.

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We have never had the grandmother and the monster in the same area what if they are connected to each other some how

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I think that Conor's biggest fear is his mother's death (the truth). I feel this way because he is always denying it. He accepts the fact that he has nightmares and he already admitted that he's not scared of the yew tree, but he doesn't want to believe that his mom has a chance of dying. Conor's mother is the only adult in his life who truly understands him and was the one who raised him. It would be really hard for Conor to let go of/lose his mom, especially since he doesn't have anyone else that he can really look up to.

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Question 3 Answer-Lillian, Toronto Ontario

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Question 3 Answer-Lillian, Toronto Ontario

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The second tale is the tale of the Parson family, and the owner of the town's Apothecary.
I think that the monster was right to destroy the Parson home. Mr. Parson was willing to give up even his belief to save his daughters. This is indeed a selfless act, but a foolish one nonetheless.
Why?
Because sometimes belief is all we have.

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Question 4: In my opinion I think he is afraid if his mom dying because he had a connection with his mom and it was strong, his mom was the only person that loved him right and cared about him because his dad is not there and his grandma is pretty rude to poor Conor! that's why he is afraid of her dying because she was his one and only and he wants to feel loved, and hes not with his mom in the hospital and maybe he wants his last goodbye?

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Question 2 Answer-Lillian, Toronto Ontario

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Question 2 Answer-Lillian, Toronto Ontario

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I think that Conor feels worse because he knows that people pity him. He knows that he won't get in trouble because people feel so bad for him, about him possibly losing his mother.
He hates this pity, because he doesn't think that he needs it. He wants to believe so badly that his mom will get better.

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Answer to Q#4 I feel that Connor is most afraid of his mother dieing because she has taken care of him for so long that if he loses her he will not be able to take care of himself. Also hes losing his mother anyone that has had that happen hasn't felt good at all

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Question 4 answer: I think that Connor is most afraid of the truth about his mom because he knows that the medicine she is about to take is made out of yew tree and maybe that means that the monster has control what happens to his mom. If his mom died I feel like Connor couldn't live with himself because he would feel guilty because he did something to the monster.

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A to Q4
I think what Conor is most afraid of is the truth aka his mother dying. In the book it seems like Conor is basically on his own in a way. He doesn't really have friends at school or anyone to bond with at home other than his mother. All of his adult relationships aren't as stable as him and his mother's. His mom was there when he was born and has always been there. Besides her he really has no other emotional support.Since his mother is sick he really doesn't have anyone. The only person he can really trust is his mom. When she's getting sicker he tries to deny the fact that she's gonna go soon and he tries and gets semi hopeful by wanting to go visit her and telling his dad and grandma that she will live. Also that recurring nightmare is also mainly about letting his mother go and her passing away. And that nightmare has bothered him for so long and made him scared in the middle of the night. The nightmare was eating him alive and that nightmare was what he was afraid of and when that nightmare comes to real life thoughts, that's what makes him afraid the most. Losing his mother.

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I think Conor is most afraid of his mothers death or telling the truth what ever that is

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Answer to question 4: I think the one thing that Conner is afraid of is his grandmother. I think this because in the book when his grandmother came home she didn't say anything, I think that Conner is afraid of how his grandmother would retaliate, should she choose to retaliate.

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I think that Conor's biggest fear is his mother's death (the truth) because he is always denying it. He accepts the fact that he has nightmares and he already admitted that he's not scared of the yew tree, but he doesn't

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Question 4: I think that Connor is most scared of having his mom die. He has good connection with his mom. Clearly he is not afraid of monster. Since his mom is sick it just makes sense for him to be scared of loosing his mom.

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4) What is Connor most afraid of?
I think Connor is most afraid of his mom dying from cancer. I think this because every time his grandmother mentioned the fact that his mother might die he seemed uncomfortable and he got mad. This might be because his mom is the only parent who stayed with him throughout his whole life. She is the only person that he has a close bond with and I think it scares him that she might be gone one day.

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I think Coner's afraid of his moms death because he loves his mom a lot and if she dies he will have to live with his grandma

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I think Conor is afraid of what he does not know. For example: if the monster is real or if his mom will die.

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I haven't gotten to answer any questions yet so I'm going to answer them all here.
Question 1:When the monster said "you will be, before the end" it meant that he is going to do something or make something happen like maybe telling him the truth about his moms chance of surviving because he is scared of that.
Question 2:I think it made him feel worse because it shows him how sick his mom really is in a way. Like people feel bad that his mom is so sick that he won't get in trouble but he didn't think there was a reason for people to feel bad for him.
Question 3:I thought the second tale was interesting because the whole story I've thought that the monster wasn't real and was just kind of a "coping mechanism" for Conor to deal with all of the negative things in his life and it made me think that even more because he kind of "helped" Conor destroy the living room just by talking and you've never actually seen the monster break anything we just kind of assume that he did it. I'm really interested to see how the story continues and find out more about Conor and the monster and see if I change my opinion. I also hope to see more about Conor and his grandmother and see if he gets to know her more and if they grow closer.
Question 4: I think Conor is most afraid of losing his mom. I think this because it seems like he really doesn't want to accept that it is possible and if his mom died it would be like he had lost both parents because he doesn't see his dad very often. He would probably feel really lonely without his mom because he doesn't have a good relationship with his grandma or the people at school and no one likes to feel alone and that's why I think his biggest fear is losing his mom.

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Question Four : What is Conor most afraid of?

I think, with the information I know so far, that Conor is most afraid being left behind and/or being constantly lonely. Growing up as a child, he only saw his dad once in a while, but other than that, he never really was surrounded by many others. One of the most closest to him was his mom and now, he's afraid of the possible things that could happen to him or his mom. Maybe, he doesn't want to be separated from her because she is his everything, in the category of friends and family. One thing we're all sure of is that his loneliness was furthered when he realized no one would punish him for anything. If we know that, then maybe, that's one of his fears. Knowing that no one really cares about him? Maybbbeee, losing the people close to him and being forgotten.

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I think conor is afraid of his mom because she is in the hospital and i think that conor

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WHAT IS CONOR MOST AFRAID OF?

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I think that the Monster told the second tale to help Conor realize that not all stories end how you want them to. He could also be telling the story to make him understand that not letting Conor's grandmother into his life isn't helping him in his situation. Maybe one day, like the parson needed the apothecary, Conor will need his grandmother, but won't deserve it. I think that the Monster "controlled" Conor and made him destroy his grandmother's living room because he wanted Conor to realize that he wasn't the only one who had a lot on his plate. When his grandmother walked in, she didn't scream. She just stared at the mess silently. For someone that is very overprotective of her belongings, you would expect her to punish Conor and yell at him, but she didn't. This goes to show you that Conor isn't the only one going through a lot and that his grandmother has so much to worry about, that she barely cared about all that money she spent to fill a whole room. She's scared for her daughter, and I think that the Monster wanted Conor to know that and accept his grandmother, despite her not understanding/underestimating Conor. All this really reminds me of the second tale that the Monster told Conor.

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QUESTION THREE: 💕
The second take had great meaning behind it. I think the monsters ability to “control” Coner is what made him destroy his grandmother’s living room. Coner may have a lot going on in his life at such a young age, and having his grandmother suddenly come into the picture was hard for him. But he wasn’t the only one; his grandmother has a lot to deal with too, she has a daughter she cares about going through something horrible (cancer) and she’s scared for her. I can only imagine what Coners grandma is going through because my grandma went through the same thing when her son (my uncle) got cancer. It made it hard on the whole family, but the great thing was we all had each other to lift one another’s up, and eventually we got through it TOGETHER! Coner doesn’t have a family’s like that, making it even harder for him. The monster wanted Coner to understand this. Even though his mother is trying to fight cancer, and Coner is trying to fight it with her by doing as much as he can, his grandmother is just as much in the battle. The tale itself was a message to Coner telling him that  eventually everyone needs someone; someone in their life that can help them in any situation and pushing people away won’t help that. Maybe there will be a day when Coner does need him grandmother, but it could be too late. Putting a “wall” between him and his grandmother isn’t helping either of them cope with this issue. They both need to learn to accept eachother so they can overcome this battle of Coners moms cancer, which is what this tale outlines.

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question three:
I think the third tale was very deep and interesting. I think it was very unexpected because everyone usually thinks there is a happy ending and there was a twist and the story came out not so happy. Usually we see stories and Disney movies and stuff like that have a very happy ending but this story is kind of reality since reality is not so happy all the time. Reality doesn't always have a happy ending and you kind of have to deal with that. It kinda teaches you a lesson but in a very dark way. This reminds me of the boy who cried wolf. In the boy who cried wolf, the boy would cry for the people to come save and help him. Every time it was a false alarm and when he needed the people they didn't come and save him from the wolf. It kinda is similar to this story. The parson bad mouthed the chemist so the chemist can't have a good rep anymore. Then when the parson really needed the chemist he wouldn't help or he "thought about it". But this story took it a step further and the monster burned down the parsons house. I also think the monster told Conor this story because I think the monster wanted Conor to get that sensation of getting in trouble by making him destroy his grandma's furniture. The monster low key knew what Conor wanted and he wanted that to be fulfilled by telling him a story and persuading him to destroys what Conor thought was the parsons house but instead it was his grandmas. I also think he told Conor this because I think he wanted Conor to get his anger out. Conor has been under a lot of stress and sadness and what better way to combat that is to get all your anger/sadness out by destroying something?

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QUESTION TWO: 💕
I think Coner would feel worse being outside alone than to be punished because being punished requires being noticed, and that’s all Coner wants. He feels invisible! No one notices him or their trying to give him space, thinking that’s what he needs, but in turn maybe it’s what is making him feel even more abandoned and isolated. He doesn’t want to be disregarded by people out of feeling pity for him because of his mother's cancer. In the book, we see that Coner constantly tries to deny the fact that his mother may die. He knows his mom, and he knows that she is powerful enough to fight this cancer and go back to the life she had with him before his grandmother or father came into the picture. But, this isolation is making it harder for him to come to terms with the fact that she could be gone. He wants people to treat him the same way they do to the other kids, as oppose to being the outcast more than he already is, as he’s getting bullied constantly at school. He doesn’t wantto Hbe defined by him problems. e feels that no one in his life is able to understand his issues which is probably why in the book we can see him being distant from others, something that is adding to his emotional state. I think why he isn’t getting close to people is because he has been betrayed in the past, making it harder to trust people because they may betray them again. A factor in the book proving my point was when Lily told everyone his mother was sick. Whether it was in good intentions or not (which I think it was with good intentions), it still HURT Conor. He doesn’t want the same thing happen again if he tells someone how he FEELS, let alone his secrets (such as the monster) it may not end in a good result. Conor’s fear outlines a huge issue in pur society with genders. The stereotypical male is presumed to be strong, meaning they can’t show emotion, so showing any sign of emotion is considered a weakness. Already, Conor is thought of as a weak individual, especially to Harry, since they can always push him around. Them seeing him emotionally breakdown about something like this (about his mother’s cancer) could make it worse for him.The problem lies with all this assumption. People think he just needs space, but maybe he just needs to talk to someone, but no one will know that if they don’t talk to him or merely even acknowledge he’s there. In the past, I’ve known someone whose gotten bullied, and most people thought it would be okay to not acknowledge that person because they wouldn’t want to be on the bullies bad side, but that just made it worse, making the victim feel even more of an outcast; even more isolated But when I asked the victim if they wanted to talk, they told me it felt nice to have someone actually notice them, or even care. It goes to show that if someone actually took the time to talk to Coner maybe it could lift a little bit of that weight off his shoulders.

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As a class, we created a video to show you the highlights of Sacramento, CA (about 2 minutes long) and then introduce ourselves with reactions, predictions or the creative monsters we developed. Special thanks to Krystal L. for editing our video over the weekend...

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Uploaded by Cary Zierenberg on 2017-10-23.

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When the yew tree has it’s healing and stuff and the mom think it’s healing her mom I feel it reminds me about miracals from heaven... its a movie🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚