The monster has a strong relationship with Conor's denial of what is happening around him. Conor refuses to believe that his mother is dying and that makes him behave in an aggressive and devastating way, tiring for him and for everyone. This denial establishes not only the connection between Conor and the monster, but it also establishes the monster's ability to help Conor understand his feelings about everything that is happening. The connection between them allows the monster to show how complex human feelings are and that Conor, as a child, must allow himself to feel, suffer and overcome them.