A Monster Calls
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A Monster Calls Breakfast School Life Writing Three Stories Grandma The Wildness of Stories The First Tale The Rest of the First Tale Understanding Little Talk Grandma’s House Champ Americans Don’t Get Much Holiday The Second Tale The Rest of the Second Tale Destruction Invisible Yew Trees Could It Be? No Tale I No Longer See You The Third Tale Punishment A Note 100 Years What’s the Use of You? The Fourth Tale The Rest of the Fourth Tale Life After Death Something in Common The Truth
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All Themes Death, Denial, and Acceptance Storytelling Isolation Family and Growing Up
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All Characters Conor O’Malley The Monster Conor’s Mother Conor’s Grandmother Conor’s Father Lily Andrews Harry The Evil Queen The Parson The Young Prince The Apothecary
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All Symbols The Yew Tree
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A Monster Calls

by

Patrick Ness
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A Monster Calls Symbols

The Yew Tree

On the surface, the yew tree is a symbol of healing for both Conor and his mother, but on a deeper level, the yew tree also symbolizes Conor’s denial and his false hope regarding…

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