A Monster Calls by Caitlin Mullarky https://padlet.com/caitlin_mullarky/1hxw7b6q1j6a THEME: Love is the ultimate antidote for pain. en-us 2018-03-07 18:19:29 UTC 2018-03-14 19:06:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hearts.png Author's Craft caitlin_mullarky https://padlet.com/caitlin_mullarky/1hxw7b6q1j6a/wish/239316111 Internal Dialogue (represented by his conversations with the monster each night)

"If you speak the truth," the monster whispered in his ear, "you will be able to face whatever comes," page 203).]]> 2018-03-07 18:21:00 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_mullarky/1hxw7b6q1j6a/wish/239316111 Text Evidence caitlin_mullarky https://padlet.com/caitlin_mullarky/1hxw7b6q1j6a/wish/239317948
"Conor held on tightly to his mother. And by doing so, he could finally let her go," (page 205).


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THE MONSTER (grief, pain, darkness, intrusive thoughts)

CONOR HIMSELF (resiliency, strength)

THE YEW TREE (solutions, cures, healing, the passage of time, getting over something)]]> 2018-03-07 18:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_mullarky/1hxw7b6q1j6a/wish/239318363 Critical moments in the story caitlin_mullarky https://padlet.com/caitlin_mullarky/1hxw7b6q1j6a/wish/239319358
  • When the monster first appears in the story
  • When the monster guides Conor to tell HIS own story in the end. Conor realizes his mother will not make it through, and he admits that he needs to let her know it’s okay to die.
  • The three stories the monster tells Conor
1- “Everything that seems good is not always good.”
2- “Man can be the own cause of his problems.”
3- “There are fates worse than being invisible.”


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  • Coming to terms with the fact that his mother is dying (throughout the entirety of the book, we see denial from Conor)
  • Friendship issues (treating Lily poorly/choosing to be alone when he really needs her the most)
  • Being bullied at school for something the hurts him/is beyond his control


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  • Conor’s grandmother: She is portrayed as the opposite of everything his mother represents. She is cold, businesslike. She represents the reality of what life will be like without his mother. 
  • His friendship with Lily: She teaches him that relationships are based on give and take.
  • Conor himself = Fear
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The truth can be the most difficult thing to accept]]> 2018-03-07 18:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_mullarky/1hxw7b6q1j6a/wish/239322325 Personal connection caitlin_mullarky https://padlet.com/caitlin_mullarky/1hxw7b6q1j6a/wish/239323778
I connect this book to the movie Donnie Darko, which was a favorite of mine in high school. It centered around the big ideas of FEAR vs. LOVE, with the central message “Fear holds us back from love.”

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Most recent events where we see human suffering in the news, and then result in people coming together and rallying around a common cause. ]]> 2018-03-07 18:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_mullarky/1hxw7b6q1j6a/wish/239324100 Text Evidence caitlin_mullarky https://padlet.com/caitlin_mullarky/1hxw7b6q1j6a/wish/240847108 “‘I’m going to be okay,’ she said. ‘I really am.’ And then he felt her arms around him, her thin, thin arms that used to be so soft when she hugged him,” (page 77).]]> 2018-03-12 13:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_mullarky/1hxw7b6q1j6a/wish/240847108 Text Evidence caitlin_mullarky https://padlet.com/caitlin_mullarky/1hxw7b6q1j6a/wish/240847474 When Conor destroys his grandmother’s house at the advice of the monster (page 114).]]> 2018-03-12 13:32:29 UTC https://padlet.com/caitlin_mullarky/1hxw7b6q1j6a/wish/240847474