Topic > The Theme of Death in "More Than This" by Patrick Ness

Consequently, no one can force you to recognize a meaning in life that you yourself are not willing to realize. In the novel, the title plays a huge role in reinforcing the theme. The title represents the internal conflict that Seth has throughout the novel. Seth continually struggles in his life before his awakening, stating, “I wanted so much for there to be more. I longed for there to be something more than my crappy little life. The title of the novel is reused several times to show that Seth is a troubled teenager who survives extraordinary events that make him realize there is meaning in life. After defeating "the driver", Seth with the help of his friends, is determined to return to the online world and try to show more people how to escape him. At this point “he thinks that the certain thing is that there is always more. Always." Seth knows he is part of a movement bigger than just him. A revolution he must be part of, a purpose, a meaning of life that he was blind to before, but that he now has the will to achieve.