A Monster Calls by Georgina Solomon

georgina_solomon — 2017-10-05 14:39:21 UTC

Hello from Toronto!

Oct. 5 - Ms. Solomon/Toronto

georgina_solomon — 2017-10-05 16:26:25 UTC

Then the monster paused again.
"You really aren't afraid, are you?
"No," Conor said. "Not of you, anyway".
The monster narrowed its eyes.
"You will be", it said. "Before the end". (pg. 9)

What do you think the monster meant?

***REMEMBER TO INCLUDE YOUR FIRST NAME ONLY AND CITY

Meharab, Toronto,Ontario

2017-10-05 23:26:58 UTC

I think the monster was telling Connor that he will do something more and more terryfying the next night. This also might just be an early warning which will impact his life dramaticaly in some sort of way.Such as possibly showing his mother in a life or death position. Or possibly Connor just said that to show some more confidents in him to the monster. I just feel like the monter is trying to teach him a lesson, but I just don't know what it is.That part was also probably a cliff hanger.

Thupten, Toronto

2017-10-05 23:43:15 UTC

The monster is going to come back and be scarier, or maybe he is trying to scare Conner by saying "you will be scared"

Arpita, Toronto, Ontario

arpita_shome — 2017-10-06 03:22:31 UTC

I think that the monster will bring out fear in Conor not by being scary or creepy, but by finding out his secrets and using them against him in a way. It says in the summary that the monster wants the truth, so I infer that facing the truth is what will cause Conor to be afraid of the monster. The monster also said that Conor will be scared "Before the end". I think that what the monster meant by "the end" is that that is when the monster will leave Conor alone and stop haunting him constantly. Not that Conor's life will come to an end because of the monster. That means that the monster will only leave after figuring out the truth. And when he does leave, he will leave the truth worrying and troubling Conor, and it may affect his life a lot in many ways.

Robbie, toronto

2017-10-06 15:34:29 UTC

I think the monster is trying to intimidate Coner with threats to make him say the truth about something because in the summary it says the monster wants the truth

2017-10-07 05:34:15 UTC

Tanushree, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-08 17:08:43 UTC

✩ ANSWER TO QUESTION 1 ✩:
By “Before the end”, I believe that the Monster meant the final move of his wrath. I predict that the Monster’s final move will be something so gruesome and morbid that it will compel Conor to reveal his darkest secret (since that is the Monster’s motive, as said in the synopsis in the book), and only then will the Monster leave, which will probably change Conor’s life forever. "The end" could also mean the end of the joy in Conor's life, because revealing a secret so dark that he never told anyone could lead into a morbid and unknown phase in his life. I also think that Conor was saying the truth about not being scared of the Monster, because instead, I believe that his fear is being face-to-face with his secret. We often have a hard time to come face-to-face with our secrets, even more when we aren’t proud of it. No one’s perfect and everyone has a secret that they want to bury, and for me, that’s my past, or rather, how I’ve acted in the past. I know I’ve said many things that I regret because it isn’t who I am today. But I guess it’s these contrite situations from our past that help us learn from our mistakes. Maybe this is why the monster is trying to get the truth from Conor; so that instead of hiding it, Conor would learn to ACCEPT his secret.

Julia, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-09 19:48:43 UTC

I think that the monster was trying to threaten Conor into thinking that he was more scarier than he actually was. At the same time, Conor could've been lying and saying he wasn't scared of him, so that he would leave him alone? Maybe, the monster saying, "You will be", was to leave Conor feeling uneasy, uncomfortable, and make him not look forward to the night.

Alex, Toronto, Ontario

alex_kiosses — 2017-10-09 21:57:18 UTC

I think the monster was trying to threaten Conor to make him think that he will do something bad to him or by finding out his secrets, because in the summary of the story the monster wants the truth, so maybe if the monster finds out secrets about him that what will make Conor scared or intimidated by the monster. When the monster said "the end" I think he means that something bad will happen to him that may make Conor feel like it's the end or the monster means something is about to end in his life.

Florina,Toronto Ontario

2017-10-09 22:59:16 UTC

I think the monster meant when he asked that he wants to try to scare him even more so Connor gets scared because I think the mister wants to act like a "real" monster to just scare Conner or even the monster meant like so your not scared of me I think he means like maybe the monster is lonely and he wants you make a new friend😂

Nadine, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-10 00:59:20 UTC

I believe that the monster will attempt to bring out fear in Conor, not in the moment, but will reveal out fear by finding his darkest secrets to frighten/terrify Conor later on. Since the monster mentioned how Conor will be afraid of him sooner, the monster will haunt Conor till his life changes forever. The monster will use Conor's darkest secrets against him and put all the joy in Conor's life to an end. The monster won't leave Conor alone, until the monster finds the truth about him. If Conor let's out the truth about his darkest secret, he might be affected a lot in his life or it could lead to something unknown.

Isabel, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-10 13:48:57 UTC

I think the monster is trying to scare the truth out of Coner. But not by scaring or hunting him but by using his secrets and fears against him. The monster said that Conor will be afraid soon , but I don't think Conor will be afraid of the monster hurting him, I think Conor will be afraid of what he knows.

Carter Toronto ,Ontario

2017-10-11 13:31:56 UTC

maybe he thought it was a dream and so he was thinking maybe this is a dream and maybe he was afraid so he said im not afraid

Lillian, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-11 14:12:34 UTC

I feel that the Monster means he will get the truth, one way or another. This truth scares Conor immensely, terrifies him to his very core. This tells us that the Monster's want, the truth, will make Conor scared of it. Why?
Because the truth is a terrifying thing.

Hridi, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-12 22:00:28 UTC

So far in the book, the readers know that Conner always wakes up 7 minutes past midnight and we know the monster lives in a tree in the cemetery behind his house. I think that when the monster said "you will be, in the end" I think that the monster knows something that Conner has kept a secret because of how secretive and distant he has been being with his mother. The reason why I feel that the monster knows a "secret" is because he lives right behind his house and has the ability to enter Conner's dreams. What is his secret?
I also think when the monster said: "you will be, in the end." I think the monster is going to take over Conner. For example, Conner is paranoid about the monster and losing sleep to see if the monster is real. What if Conner's paranoia is a way for the monster to make Conner fear him? I think Conner's paranoia is a way the monster will make Conner fear him.

Prapti, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-12 23:16:48 UTC

Monsters are presumed to be scary or sinister, but this monster was different. This monster came for the truth, so maybe it wants Conner to face that truth and leave it with him, as it may become a consequence that will impact his life. In the book so far it may seem as though a giant yew tree comes to life, (as a “monster”) wanting to know the truth, but I think it is instead a metaphor of the shadow of his mother's forthcoming death from cancer. “Before the end” is referring to the end of her life, instead of Conor's. I believe Coner was trying to tell the monster that he wasn't truly scared of the monster itself, but of the aftermath of the truth (what I think is his mother's death) and how that will take its toll on Conor's life or more specifically his emotional state, trying to adjust to living without his mom.

M.J. , Toronto,Ontario

2017-10-13 13:16:48 UTC

I think the monster is in Connors imagination. I think it represents the fear that Connor has about his mother dieing. He is denying that he is scared but the monster is trying to get him to admit to his fear, that's what it means by "it wants the truth"

William, Toronto, Ontario

carter_czirjak — 2017-10-13 13:19:02 UTC

I think the reason Conner doesn't want to live with his grandma because what if his grandma was the monster. Like if she was controlling the monster and the U tree. his works because the monster and the grandma aren't in the story at the same time.

Hridi & Nigel,Toronto ,Ontario

2017-10-13 13:20:48 UTC

I wonder why the monster whats to tell Conner 3 stories? Will these stories have an effect on Conner's life? Why only Conner?

Jared, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-13 13:22:12 UTC

Why is that time the monster comes around, it's specifically 12:07? whoop :')

2017-10-13 13:22:20 UTC

I think that the truth the monster wants from Conor, is the fact that his mother could die, and that these treatments for her cancer won't work. Conor keeps denying that; the truth.

Rosemary, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-13 13:22:25 UTC

I think that the monster is trying to get Conor to see the truth as it really is, but is a bit creeped out by the whole thought of the monster, and how leaves and berries find their way into his room. That's something to show him that the yew tree is real.

Florina Toronto,Ontario

2017-10-13 13:22:37 UTC

I think Conner is uncomfortable living with his grandma because I feel he’s not used to the proper care because his mom is sick and his grandma is not and they both have a different personality and plus his grandma is rude to him and it’s just tough love, she probably thinks that conner is a bad boy but he’s fine

2017-10-13 13:23:08 UTC

Why is the monster a tree

2017-10-13 13:25:01 UTC

I think Connor needs help because he is dealing with too much for a young boy

Alex,Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-13 13:25:20 UTC

I think that the monster wants to tell the three story because maybe the story's were about his past family members (To be Continued)

why does the monster want to bother conor so much its not like hes afraid of him so he should just stop ASAP!!!!

2017-10-13 13:26:32 UTC

William, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-13 13:26:44 UTC

I think the monster was telling Conner the 3 stories

2017-10-13 13:27:32 UTC

Meharab Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-13 22:10:51 UTC

I think that Connor has just been so self dependent because since his mom got cancer. Which makes it harder for him to get that trust with someone.

Thupten , Toronto , Ontario

2017-10-13 22:39:30 UTC

I really feel bad for Connor because first of all his mom has cancer second of all he gets bullied at school and third of all his grandma is telling him that he is going to live with her

2017-10-13 22:44:31 UTC

What if the monster has a cure for his moms cancer? What if Connor and the Monster become friends

2017-10-13 22:50:25 UTC

Is there more than one monster in the book or is there only one

2017-10-13 23:04:01 UTC

I feel like its a dream because no one else notices a big u tree standing out side their window so its probably a dream.

Richard Pannell

richardp2022 — 2017-10-17 15:25:16 UTC

I think that the monster is the cure and the monster might be Connor and I agree . Itś not right for such a young boy has to dale with this

Belle, Toronto, On

byayb — 2017-10-18 12:57:28 UTC

I mean I understand that Conor isn't happy about moving with his grandma but, look at it from her perspective. Her daughter got sick and then her grandson is not doing well in school. She just wants the best for her family.

Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-18 13:02:44 UTC

I think that the monster is telling these stores because it wants Connor to trust him so than if the monster in his dream comes to life Connor can trust him enough that they can fight it together and conker it or to trust the monster enough to let it heal Connors mother.

2017-10-18 13:08:09 UTC

William, Toronto, Ontario

william_reeves — 2017-10-18 13:09:02 UTC

I wonder if Conner's Grandma and the monster were mentally connected somehow, like a bigger monster that is controlling both the grandma and the monster.

Aman Raja -Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-18 13:11:25 UTC

I think that the monster wants Connor to tell him his nightmare, his worst one.

Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-18 13:18:09 UTC

I think that the monster means that Connor is going to have to face scarier thing like his mom going to die or the monster in his dreams

Florina, Toronto, ON

2017-10-18 13:19:52 UTC

I
think the monster is wanting Connor to tell his nightmare so he wants to see what Connor is afraid of and so the monster wants to see his worst nightmare so the monster can maybe do or look like his nightmare just to scare Connor or maybe they want to be good friends and the monster can help him with the nightmares.

William, Toronto, Ontario

william_reeves — 2017-10-18 13:23:29 UTC

I feel that a punch could feel good because it could help you to relive someone. I know people who do this and from what they say, they say that it can help you to feel good. Almost anyone would to anything to get the release of Dopamine.

Meharab Toronto, ON

2017-10-18 13:34:22 UTC

Interesting how Connor's dad was not there for Connor during his childhood but he's here when his mom is not in the best conditions.

Alex, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-18 13:36:59 UTC

I think Connors dad is coming because he hasn't seen him since his childhood and now he has the opportunity to ask Connor to live with him because his mom is sick and someone needs to take care of Connor and give attention

Teagan toronto ontario

2017-10-18 13:48:19 UTC

I think the monster was meant to find connor

Tanushree, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-18 21:21:28 UTC

I feel that Connor's dad might just be coming because he feels guilty, not out of love or affection. If your own father started distancing himself from you and then suddenly decided that he was coming because your mother was sick, I personally wouldn't think that he was doing it because he cared, but just for the fact that he wouldn't want to feel guilty for not being there. Also, it states in the book that his mother has been sick for quite a while, yet Conor's father hasn't tried to get in touch before now, which might be why his grandma feels rattled.

QUESTION 2

georgina_solomon — 2017-10-19 13:07:16 UTC

"He knew right then he could probably stay out there all day and no one would punish him for it. Which somehow made him feel worse."
What do you think this means?

William, Toronto, ON

carter_czirjak — 2017-10-19 13:10:45 UTC

I think that Conner is suffering from some form of mental illness.

robbie- toronto ontario

2017-10-19 13:12:17 UTC

i think the dad is coming because he wants conner back and conner might accept because its either his dad or grandma and conner doesnt really like the grandma.

i think the monster is real and it symbolises some kind of god.

Rosemary, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-19 13:14:23 UTC

I think possibly Conors dad doesn't like his grandmother and knows his mother is sick, so is coming to visit to be there for Conor or to hide him from her, maybe to protect Conor from his grandmother? Because Conors dad could probably know more about Conors grandmother than Conor does.

William ,Toronto, Ontario

carter_czirjak — 2017-10-19 13:14:50 UTC

I think Conner's dad is the monster because the dad had left. but he may have been lying about it. about his "wife" and his "life" in America.

Tanushree, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-19 13:15:19 UTC

Why do you feel Conor's dad is coming to visit? Do you feel it is out of love and affection or is there another reason? :)

Lillian, Toronto Ontario

2017-10-19 13:17:00 UTC

What do you think the monster symbolizes for Conor? Is it something he denies? Or is it something else?

robbie- toronto ontario

2017-10-19 13:17:22 UTC

ANSWER TO QUESTION TWO

i think that he wants someone to punish him because if they do it means they actually care about him or maybe they feel pity for him so they wont punish him but he doesnt want them to pity him

Thupten, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-19 13:17:24 UTC

Question 2 answer: He probably feels worse because if someone else stayed outside they would get in trouble, and that kinda means that they feel pity because his mom as cancer.

Alex, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-19 13:17:34 UTC

I think the monster has not came for 5 days because maybe the grandma had past experiences with the monster but what if the grandma could sense the monster. Maybe the monster doesn't want Connors grandma to know that that the monster is affecting Connor.

Meharab Toronto, On

carter_czirjak — 2017-10-19 13:20:11 UTC

Question 2 answer: I think that Conner has just lost connection to the outer world. It's probably because he is just so self dependent. But also lately people don't recognize him .So this just could be a sign of things to come.

Isabel, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-19 13:21:14 UTC

even though Conors dad looks different his attitude still might be the same towards Conor and his family .

MJ,Toronto,Ontario

2017-10-19 13:22:04 UTC

I think Connors grandmother hates Connors dad because he left Connors mom and now she is sick and now she has to take care of Connor.

Maddox, Toronto, Ontario

byayb — 2017-10-19 13:22:31 UTC

Question 2 : I think it would make him feel worse because he has been kind of imagining her getting better and not realizing the facts that his mom is only getting sicker. The talk from the teacher gave him a wash of reality and I feel that he realized what was actually happening to his mom.

HRIDI, TORONTO,ON

2017-10-19 13:23:34 UTC

♡I think a lot of people think of Conner's dad to be an un- involved parent and that's why so many readers feel that Conner's dad is a "bad guy" but I feel that Conner's dad may have missed out his whole entire childhood but he can still be there to portray the parent.♡

Teagan,Toronto,Ontario

2017-10-19 13:24:21 UTC

I think the mother has met the monster before conor did because she said take care of the you tree for me

Joshua,Toronto,On

2017-10-19 13:25:06 UTC

what do you guys think Conner and his dad are going to do in there father son time.

Carter,Toronto,Ontario

carter_czirjak — 2017-10-19 13:27:13 UTC

I think Conor wants to see his dad but his mom and grandma dont, because the dad was different in a big way also i think the dad wants to see Conor

Parker, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-19 13:27:26 UTC

I think that if Connors dad stayed he would've taken care of Conner and his mother and helped hid mother out a lot more than Connors grandma could've.

Morgan,Toronto,Ontario

2017-10-19 13:28:16 UTC

I don't think Conner's dad is a "bad person." Maybe he left because the life that he was living was overwhelming and he just handled it the wrong way. I think he could be coming back to ask Conner to live with him so he has more of a relationship with his son.

Teagan,Toronto,on

2017-10-19 13:30:41 UTC

Question 2: I think that the father is trying to take connor away from his mother so he can have him instead of her

Joshua,Toronto,On

2017-10-19 13:32:16 UTC

His fathers name is liam like liam nession.

Florina, Toronto, ON

2017-10-19 13:32:49 UTC

I think coner's dad is trying to "steal" conor because why would he come back? plus maybe coner's dad wants to feel more "loved" because maybe his relationship with his new wife may be bad! you never know he even might want a kid and his own kid! plus i feel like conor's dad feels bad for the mom so thats why he came

2017-10-19 13:33:02 UTC

What if his mom had the same nightmare as conors. What do you guys think

Alex, Toronto, Ontario

alex_kiosses — 2017-10-19 13:33:46 UTC

(Question 2) I think Connor said that because maybe in his perspective he thinks that no one is noticing him or cares to bother him. Earlier in the book he walked by people but no one paid attention to him. I think people were paying attention to him but he didn't notice them??

2017-10-19 13:34:46 UTC

I'm surprised that Conner told his dad and i think that he wont believe the story about the monster

Belle, Toronto, Ontario

byayb — 2017-10-19 13:36:21 UTC

Is it just me or when you go to your grandmas house you cant touch anything??

William, Toronto, Ontario

carter_czirjak — 2017-10-19 13:37:16 UTC

I like the fact that Conner's dad is trying to make up the fact that he wasn't there for the first years of his life.

robbie toronto ontario

2017-10-19 13:37:45 UTC

i think all the storys are going to be somewhat connected and the all going to have some main lesson like for the greedy man story who only thought of himself will be sort of like the dad because conner wants to go with the dad but the dad doesnt want conner to come probably for the dads own selfish reasons. and the first story might be about the grandma because the grandma really cares about the mom just like the queen cares about her subjects. i think that the third story will be about some one who is sick like the mom and the sick person will die in the story despite ther best effortswhich will help conner realize his mom will die no matter what he does

Florina, Toronto, ON

2017-10-19 13:40:41 UTC

Question 2: the monster hasn't come for a few days and maybe the grandma knows the history of the monster maybe the grandma has the past with the monster it was a ancient creature! maybe conor's grandma is more tough because maybe the grandma knows hes going through stuff and she wants him to be STRONG!

Isabel, Toronto Ontario

2017-10-19 13:43:30 UTC

It is like Conor's dad doesn't want Conor to come back with him, so he's making up excuses.

Jared, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-19 13:47:50 UTC

Maybe, Conor's dad actually knows what the monster is and doesn't want Conor to come to America because he doesn't want the monster to follow him there.

Parker, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-19 13:51:43 UTC

Why do you think Connors father left him and his mother???

Florina, Toronto, ON

2017-10-19 13:55:54 UTC

Why do you think the monster wants the truth about conor?

♥Arpita, Toronto, Ontario♥

2017-10-20 02:46:56 UTC

Question 2: I think that Conor would feel worse to be left alone than to get punished because he doesn't want anyone to ignore him just because they feel pity for him. In Conor's perspective, his mother is sick, but will eventually be okay. He thinks that people ignoring him is a sign of disrespect rather than a sign of respect, which most people are trying to do. Be respectful. Conor doesn't understand that and he thinks that people think of him as a 'freak', but in reality most of his schoolmates just think that he wants to be left alone and not bothered. He wants to be treated like any other student, though. He doesn't want to be singled out as 'the weird kid with family issues'.

Jared, Toronto, Ontario

byayb — 2017-10-20 13:20:00 UTC

I think Conor feels that way because of everything happening lately. The kids at his school are only causing him trouble, his mom isn't in a good state, his dad isn't there with his family, and he, most likely, feels like he has no one that would care about his well being. Knowing that, would probably add on to his pain, furthering his sadness and thoughts on everything that's happened.

Tanushree - Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-21 01:28:02 UTC

✩ ANSWER TO QUESTION 2 ✩:
The reason why I think Conor would feel worse sitting outside is because that is just another way people are showing him their pity. The thing about pity is that it’s from a distance, it makes you feel helpless, whereas empathy is personal and out of compassion. This is where the saying “Your actions speak louder than your words" come into play; the teacher thinks she is giving Conor space, whereas through Conor's perspective, she’s just making him feel MORE abandoned and weak. Another reason why might he resent others pity is because it’s just another reminder that his mother is terribly ill, and that she might not make it in the end, something Conor is having a hard time coming face-to-face with. We pity each other in our society all the time, without even realizing it! There are currently terrible things going out there in the world today, like the Syrian Civil War. We say "Aww, that's too bad" and shrug it off like we couldn't be bothered to deal with their third world problems. But the truth is that WE ARE PITYING THEM. As hard it is hearing it, it is true. Conor also wants to be treated as any other student, except people keep treating him as the "weird kid with family issues". It's as if people keep seeing the label that society has given him instead of actually trying to get to know him. Maybe if people actually talked to him about his problem instead of "giving him space", it would help him come to terms with his mother's illness.

Mahjabin-Toronto,Ontario

2017-10-23 00:29:41 UTC

ANSWER TO QUESTION 1
I think what the monster meant by "you will be scared by the end" is that, the monster is going to do something very bad to Conor that will make him scared if he's not already. I have a feeling that the monster will find something very deep about Conor and somehow use it against him. Maybe something Conor has hidden from his whole family,friends and perhaps even us. I feel like this would happen because in the story it said that the monster wanted the TRUTH. If the "truth" were to be a secret that Conor was hiding it would make sense because Conor would not want anyone to find out but, if someone did and they were threatening to share the secret he would be most likely afraid of them/try to avoid them. OR maybe, the monster will do something to threaten Conor into giving out his own secret. By saying "you will be scared by the end " , i feel like he would possibly threaten Conor and maybe threaten him in a way that Conor willingly releases his own secrets out of nervousness of what the monster would do to him if he didn't release the secrets.

Question 3

georgina_solomon — 2017-10-23 12:45:26 UTC

What are your thoughts on the second tale?

Alex, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-23 13:30:31 UTC

Answer to question 3: My thoughts on the second tale are if the monster could convinced Connor to destroy his grandma living room do you think its possible that the monster could convince him to do more destructive things or persuade him to do something to make the situation happen the way the monster wants it to happen.

Teagan,Toronto,o

2017-10-23 13:33:08 UTC

my thoughts on the second tale are that the monster might of used some sort of magic and made connor invisible to everyone but himself and the monster

Isabel, Toronto, ON

2017-10-23 13:36:34 UTC

Maybe Conor feels like the world is going on without him.

🐾Florina, Toronto, ON🐾

jaredmh — 2017-10-23 13:37:17 UTC

My thoughts on the second tale is how did the monster get him “invisible” the monster is something cursed maybe he wants to do stuff maybe the monster wants Conner to do things for him!!!!👹👺🌚🌚

Aman, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-23 13:39:54 UTC

My thoughts on the second tale are, the "monster" is connor's conscious. It's making him burst out in anger, making him feel worse. His situation is really bad, his mom has cancer, he gets bullied and doesn't tell anyone and his father is telling him what to do when he wasn't in his life. I think connor might burst out again but on Harry and his friends.

William-Toronto, Ontario

carter_czirjak — 2017-10-23 13:40:46 UTC

Question 3: I think that with the destruction, that the Yew Tree was controlling Conner, kind of like a hypnotizing beam coming out of the Yew Tree. What if the Grandma and the monster were mentally connected or controlled by a higher being. I still am going on the point that they are connected somehow. I think that the Grandma had already known about the damage before she walked in to the house.

Meharab Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-23 13:41:14 UTC

Question 3:I think with the destruction, the second tale made it happen. What I'm starting to think is that the monster tells Connor the story but Connor controls what the monster does in the tale. After the destruction I think the connection between Connor and his grandma will completely change.

Joshua,Toronto,Ontario

2017-10-23 13:48:37 UTC

Do you think the monster is in connor's mom.

🌚Florina, Toronto, ON🌚

jaredmh — 2017-10-23 13:49:10 UTC

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🌚🌚🌚🌚🌚

Sacramento Video!

czierenberg — 2017-10-23 16:25:42 UTC

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...

Prapti, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-23 21:44:12 UTC

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.

Arpita, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-25 23:20:42 UTC

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.

Prapti, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-26 23:51:37 UTC

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.

Tanushree, Toronto, Ontario

2017-10-28 14:21:04 UTC

✩ ANSWER TO QUESTION 3 ✩:
The second tale had a much significance, all depending on the angle the reader chooses to look at it from. From the Monster’s perspective, his actions are always for a GREATER cause as he considers the situation from EVERY perspective. For example, as we have seen in the first and second tale, he did the unexpected, or rather he listened to the MISSING voice. In the first tale, he considered the Queen’s voice and decided not to punish her. In the second tale, he punished the parson, due to his selfishness. The reason WHY he told Conor this specific tale is because he wants Conor to ALSO look at his situation from EVERYONE’S point of view, especially his grandmothers. He should also consider his mother’s current state, and how she is feeling extravagantly guilty because she is unable to be there for him right now. Through his grandmother’s perspective, who is in great turmoil because her daughter’s health is getting worse by each passing day, she has to deal with her grandson who will be devastated if he found out how grave his mother’s health REALLY is. The Monster also wants him to realise that in this time, it would be best if he and his grandmother support each other, because ALL HUMAN BEINGS, no matter how old or young, yearn for a feeling of home in such dark times. I personally understand Coner’s grandmother’s situation, because my family has similarly gone through a somber time, and that was when my grandmother fell terribly ill. She was the GLUE of our family, just as Conor’s mother is the glue that bonds Conor, his father, and his grandmother. However, I cannot even imagine how Conor is feeling, because I had my parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and cousins supporting me through all of it, whereas Conor feels that there is no one that cares for him.

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QUESTION 4

georgina_solomon — 2017-10-30 13:37:51 UTC

WHAT IS CONOR MOST AFRAID OF?

Carter,Toronto,Ontario

2017-10-30 17:42:43 UTC

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

Jared, Toronto, Ontario

jaredmh — 2017-10-30 17:51:01 UTC

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.

Morgan,Toronto,Ontario

2017-10-31 01:57:59 UTC

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.

Florina, Toronto, ON

2017-10-31 13:04:33 UTC

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?

Isabel, Lemaitre, ON

2017-10-31 13:07:13 UTC

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

Robbie Toronto

2017-10-31 13:07:35 UTC

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

Meharab Toronto,Ontario

jaredmh — 2017-10-31 13:08:03 UTC

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.

2017-10-31 13:08:15 UTC

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

William-Toronto, ON

2017-10-31 13:10:34 UTC

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.

Teagan,Toronto,Ontario

2017-10-31 13:10:58 UTC

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

Question 2 Answer-Lillian, Toronto Ontario

2017-10-31 13:13:50 UTC

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.

Alex, Toronto,Ontario

2017-10-31 13:14:05 UTC

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.

Parker, Toronto, Ontario

jaredmh — 2017-10-31 13:14:50 UTC

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

Sabrina, Toronto ON

2017-10-31 13:18:17 UTC

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.

Question 3 Answer-Lillian, Toronto Ontario

2017-10-31 13:24:38 UTC

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.

Arpita, Toronto, ON

2017-11-01 13:09:59 UTC

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.

Parker, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-01 13:11:21 UTC

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

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

2017-11-01 13:11:51 UTC

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.

Question 4 Answer-

2017-11-01 13:12:21 UTC

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.

QUESTION #5

georgina_solomon — 2017-11-01 13:12:46 UTC

What do you think Conor's story is?

Alex, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-01 13:13:00 UTC

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.

ANSWER TO QUESTION #5 -ROBBIE TORONTO ONTARIO

2017-11-01 13:13:12 UTC

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. :)

William-Toronto,ON

2017-11-01 13:14:41 UTC

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

Question #2 answer Caleb, oronto, Ontario

2017-11-01 13:15:05 UTC

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.

Meharab Toronto,Ontario

2017-11-01 13:15:34 UTC

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.

answer to question 5

2017-11-01 13:15:35 UTC

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

Jared, Toronto, Ontario

jaredmh — 2017-11-01 13:16:22 UTC

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. \(`o`\)

Isabel,Toronto,Ontario

2017-11-01 13:16:22 UTC

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

QUESTION 4- Hridi,oronto

2017-11-01 13:19:46 UTC

Conner is most afraid of himself. Ever

Tanushree -Toron o, 4

2017-11-01 14:46:32 UTC

Prapti, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-01 20:11:40 UTC

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.

Vanessa, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-02 13:59:07 UTC

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

Florina, Toronto, ON

2017-11-02 14:31:11 UTC

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!

Question 4 Answer,- Rosemary Toronto,ON

2017-11-02 14:35:27 UTC

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.

Morgan, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-02 14:38:06 UTC

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.

Arpita, Toronto, ON

2017-11-02 14:40:11 UTC

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.

Lillian, Toronto Ontario

2017-11-02 14:44:51 UTC

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...

William, Toronto, ON

2017-11-02 14:46:02 UTC

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

Sabrina, Toronto ON

2017-11-02 14:51:55 UTC

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.

Tanushree, Toronto ON

2017-11-02 18:49:39 UTC

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.

georgina_solomon — 2017-11-03 21:01:32 UTC

Tanushree, Toronto ON

2017-11-04 04:49:01 UTC

✩ 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.

Tanushree, Toronto ON

2017-11-05 22:02:07 UTC

✩ 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.

Prapti, Toronto, ON

2017-11-07 15:50:29 UTC

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

Question 4 answer Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-07 23:22:37 UTC

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

Question 3 answer Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-07 23:35:21 UTC

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.

Question 5 answer Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-07 23:53:25 UTC

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.

Saige, Toronto ON

2017-11-08 21:37:31 UTC

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.

Nadine, Toronto, ON

2017-11-09 02:31:47 UTC

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.

QUESTION #6

georgina_solomon — 2017-11-09 14:01:23 UTC

WHAT IS CONOR'S FINAL TRUTH?

robbie toronto ontario

2017-11-09 14:03:50 UTC

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

Question 5 Answer - Lillian, Toronto Ontario

2017-11-09 14:03:58 UTC

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.

Teagan,Toronto,ON

2017-11-09 14:04:00 UTC

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

Parker, Toronto, Ontario

parker_seemann_dussault — 2017-11-09 14:05:22 UTC

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

Thupten,Toronto,ON

2017-11-09 14:05:33 UTC

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.

Question #5 - Aman

2017-11-09 14:05:42 UTC

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.

Florina, Toronto, ON

2017-11-09 14:05:58 UTC

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.

Jared, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-09 14:08:20 UTC

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.

Belle's answer to question number 1.

byayb — 2017-11-09 14:08:21 UTC

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.

Isabel,Toronto, ON

2017-11-09 14:09:10 UTC

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.

Meharab Toronto,Ontario

2017-11-09 14:09:37 UTC

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.

Question 6# - Aman

2017-11-09 14:09:39 UTC

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.

Question 6 Answer - Lillian, Toronto Ontario

2017-11-09 14:09:41 UTC

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.

Carter,Toronto,Ontario

2017-11-09 14:09:46 UTC

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

Question 4# - Aman

2017-11-09 14:13:23 UTC

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.

Maddox, Toronto, Ontario.

2017-11-09 14:16:02 UTC

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.

Sabrina, Toronto ON

2017-11-09 14:18:47 UTC

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.

MJ,TORONTO,ONTARIO

2017-11-09 14:21:23 UTC

*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.

Alex,Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-09 14:23:16 UTC

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

Isabel, Toronto, ON

2017-11-09 14:25:02 UTC

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

Parker, Toronto, Ontario

parker_seemann_dussault — 2017-11-09 14:28:30 UTC

Its saddening how Connors mom had to die.

Question 6 answer Caleb, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-09 14:44:15 UTC

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.

Q#2 Isabel, Toronto, ON

2017-11-09 14:45:57 UTC

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.

Alex, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-09 14:59:29 UTC

Question 6 answer: I think

William-Toronto,ON

2017-11-09 14:59:36 UTC

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.

Sabrina, Toronto ON

2017-11-09 15:29:34 UTC

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.

Vanessa, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-09 15:29:46 UTC

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.

Morgan, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-09 15:30:13 UTC

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."

Saige, Toronto ON

2017-11-09 15:32:25 UTC

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.

Vanessa, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-09 15:35:13 UTC

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.

2017-11-09 15:37:36 UTC

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

William, Toronto, ON

2017-11-09 23:41:19 UTC

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.

Nadine, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-10 02:12:22 UTC

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.

Alex,Toronto,Ontario

2017-11-10 04:22:31 UTC

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.

Vanessa, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-11 01:58:10 UTC

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

Vanessa, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-11 02:03:19 UTC

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

Tanushree - Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-12 16:33:22 UTC

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

Tanushree, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-12 17:07:35 UTC

✩ 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.

Arpita, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-12 20:27:35 UTC

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.

Mahjabin, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-28 23:12:00 UTC

answer to question 2
I think this means that Conor just wants to be punished. Throughout the whole book he wasn’t disciplined and everyone took pity on him and he didn’t want that. He wanted to be responsible for his actions instead of always being pitied. For example, he got really upset when the principal didn’t do anything to him when he physically hurt Harry. Instead she took pity on him and that’s why he got really upset. That’s probably why it made him feel worse when he stayed out there and nobody punished him. I also think it might mean that he thinks that nobody cares about him. He probably feels neglected by everyone around him. He doesn’t really have any emotional support anymore now that his moms in the hospital, and by being out there and no one calling him back in or punishing him, it might mean that he thinks nobody cares. Nobody cares enough to look for him and punish him. Maybe he thinks they are all busy to look after him.

Mahjabin, Toronto, Ontario

2017-11-28 23:15:58 UTC

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?

Mahjabin,Toronto,Ontario

2017-11-28 23:31:16 UTC

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.

Mahjabin,Toronto,Ontario

2017-11-28 23:32:50 UTC

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.

Mahjabin,Toronto,Ontario

2017-11-28 23:33:50 UTC

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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