![]() ![]() As long as Conor is unwilling to accept the unfair reality of his life as the young son of a mother with terminal cancer, he remains in a chaotic state of isolation. The theme of acceptance functions as a contrast to the theme of denial. ![]() ![]() Ultimately, Conor can only let go of his mother once he faces the truth of his desire to end the pain of watching her die. Ness depicts Conor's denial as an instinctive response to the incomprehensible nature of death and as a fundamental stage of the mourning process. Throughout the novel, Conor is in such a deep state of denial over his mother's terminal illness that he cannot-even in his thoughts-use the words "cancer" or "death." Although Conor later admits that he knows all along that she will not survive her cancer, he insists on telling himself and others that her treatments will make her better meanwhile, he watches her condition worsen. Denial is the most prevalent theme in A Monster Calls. ![]()
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