George Harvey The Lovely Bones Analysis

As we conform to societies social constructs, we begin to understand that lying is necessary on a situational basis in order to ease through certain social situations. In our novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, our protagonist must understand the intentions and reasoning behind his father’s deceit and decide how it will change him. The father’s fabrication can neither be classified as good or evil, but rather morally ambiguous. This is due to the fact that it contains strong elements of both good and evil and is based on the rationale that the truth doesn't always set someone free. In order to understand when lying is permitted, we must first understand the circumstance, the individual being lied to, and

Lying is complicated in that the effects of it vary based on the motivations and character of the one who tells it. This is prominently displayed in William Shakespeare’s play Much Ado About Nothing with foil characters Don Pedro and Don John. Don Pedro is motivated by the idea of being a good friend, and, as a result, his lies have a positive effect on those affected. In contrast, Don John, the play’s antagonist, is motivated by revenge to lie. When he lies, these falsehoods have negative consequences, which mirror his intentions. Thus, foil characters Don Pedro and Don John illustrate that lies motivated by good intent have positive effects while lies motivated with ill intent have negative consequences.

It is a fact that almost everybody on this planet despises being lied to. However, our society has become too familiar with the use of deceiving others, whether to rise in social status or manipulating others. Liars are unpleasantly the norm to this day, as it is extremely rare to find someone who remains honest in all situations. The impact of lies and deception is illustrated in the essay titled“The Ways We Lie” by writer Stephanie Ericsson, which supports the claim that dishonesty is harmful. The short story “Young Goodman Brown” By Nathaniel Hawthorne also demonstrates the effects of dishonesty as the protagonist becomes disillusioned to the secrets his town holds. Although some people may argue that Goodman Brown should forgive the ones who lied to him, I argue that he deserves to be “darkly meditative” and angry at the ones who deceived him, because his trust in others was completely broken.

Deception is important within any work of literature as it can be used to reveal the personality of a character or present a conflict. Margaret Atwood uses Richard Griffin’s deception against Iris and her sister in order to contribute to the deeper meaning of sexism in common society by illuminating the oppression in order for it to be resolved. Notably, personal benefit or the personality of the individual is often the motive for willingly deceiving others.

Sally stole Maddie’s candy bar and ever since the freight of guilt has pursued her ever since. She constantly battled with the devil and the angel toppled on each of her shoulders. She begged her conscience to stay silent but guilty got the better of innocence. Sally confessed to Maddie and felt so remorseful that she gave Maddie two candy bars. What was odd was Sally found solace in her confession and realized how powerful the concept of guilt is. The notion of guilt is evident in two literary texts, The Scarlet Letter and “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale battles with the sins of adultery and lying about his morality. He believes after all the good things he has done, his true demeanor speaks on behalf of him being a fraud. He abhors his miserable self and adores the truth unlike the common man. On the other hand, the narrator in “The Tell-Tale Heart” opens up with divulging he is guilty but grapples with keeping a semblance of innocence. The theme of the two texts is the same, but both authors generate distinguished writing choices to accomplish their writing. Nathaniel Hawthorne develops the theme of one may fight guilt but guilt always overpowers innocence through his of contrite diction and use of literary devices in The Scarlet Letter while Edgar Allan Poe develops the same theme using mortifying diction and literary devices in “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

While reading “The Lovely Bones,” by Alice Sebold a reader cannot help but notice how Susie’s exile away from her home estranges her from her family at first, but allows the family to come closer together at the end. The way Susie is enriched and isolated at times allows for connections to form. Within the book, Susie has several different moments that allow the reader to know how she is feeling and whether she is far away from her family or right next to them.

Throughout our lives we’ve all encountered liars or have told a lie. Lying doesn’t take any effort. We think it’s easier and safer to be dishonest than to speak the truth, but really, it isn’t. We lie to others without realizing the consequences that can follow, such as heartbreaks, loss of trust in relationships, and the liar gets stressed in the process of telling lies on top of lies. In Stephanie Ericsson’s “The Ways We Lie,” and Anton Chekhov’s “The Lady with the Dog”, the authors show that lying is commonly used for one’s own personal gain. In rare cases people lie in order to help another person or sacrifice themselves for others, for example, when someone is in a survival situation. If someone lies for the sake of helping an individual in a threatening state, it is not for their own good, making the lie selfless. Although lying can help a person get out of a life or death situation, I claim that lying is selfish when it’s for one’s own advantage because a liar benefits from the lie, while the one being told the lie suffers emotionally. We all should be aware when we decide to lie, because we could be harming others in the process.

Chapter 2 explains in detail the factors that could lead a person to do one of the most unbelievable things a person could do: to admit guilt for a crime that he/she did not commit, known as a false confession. Police officers are trained to make criminals confess, however, the techniques used by them, such as bluff, excessively long interrogatories, the Reid technique, and the use of false incriminating evidence could make anyone confess, even innocent people. As incredible as this sounds, this is an ongoing issue in the history of criminal law. People who are more at risk to break under this kind of pressure are young, mentally or intellectually impaired, or possess personality traits such as compliance and suggestibility (Perillo, J. T.,

Webster once said,“Whether we fall by ambition, blood, or lust, like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.” Lying refers to the action in which one alters or conceals the truth as a means to deceive. The act is one that often seems to have beneficial short term gains but unfortunately, this effect is strongly opposed by reality, which always catches up. Not only does a person’s duplicity seriously affect their accountability, it often leads to inner battles with hypocrisy. This self-deception involves a lot of confusion regarding the nature of ones beliefs, ideals, and principles. Such situations can lead to two very different, yet life changing conclusions, self-realization or misconception of reality. Death of a Salesman, a tragic play by Arthur Miller, explores the effects of such deception through the character Willy Loman and the consequences of his decisions. It does so by addressing the mental and financial struggles associated with achieving the American Dream whilst showing readers the significance of acceptance and how lies and deception can lead to unhealthy relationships and a disgruntled view of ones self.

How do people believe lying can be a good thing, is it worse than the interrogation? The defendant may have information that the interrogator wants or needs but won 't speak the truth because it may harm them or they have no relation to the accusations. William A. Darity, author of "Interrogation, International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences", agrees that as some defendants go unscathed, some don 't. Darity had declared that, "In some cases, aggressive tactics may constitute physical or mental torture ..."(Darity 110). The interrogations that include this type of "persuasion" on the defendant can have mental and physical break downs

In “The Necklace,” Guy De Maupassant depicts the consequence of hiding the truth between the Loisel’s and Madame Forestier. In this short story, the married couple asked if their wealthy friend, Madame Forestier, would be able to lend a diamond necklace for a party that the couple later lost during the night. In panic, they spend more money than they actually have to replace the necklace, finding out in the future it was just a piece of costume jewelry. In relation, Ericsson’s The Ways We Lie, expresses the different types of lies every day people tell in different forms. This includes white lies, deflecting, out-and-out lies, and omission. Given the relationship between the Loisel’s and Madame Forestier, hiding the truth caused a long lasting pain from going in debt in a trade off of their friend would not be upset with them. Therefore, I believe that lying is morally wrong when factored into healthy relationships, on many occasions, lying in the long run causes a heavy heart and depression. Lying is a common fight or flight response that many individuals take not thinking ahead of how it will affect their lives.

In Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles, Doyle delineates on the theme of ‘appearances can be deceiving’ by pursuing the idea that people should investigate people and their relationships before coming to their final conclusions about them. This is demonstrated in The Hound of the Baskervilles when Doyle shows how people can use other people to deceive people, people can manipulate others with sheer charm, and that people can easily lie about themselves.

been hushed up: ‘one part of that crime has been the attempt to forget, to pretend

One of the recurring themes in the story, although a perverse notion, is how lies could somehow actually be turned into reality. Baudolino explains, “When you say something you've imagined, and others then say that's exactly how it is, you end up believing it yourself.” Abdul, one of Baudolino’s friends expressed a similar whim, “The vision was an illusion, but what I now felt inside was not; it was true desire. When you feel it, it's not an illusion. It's real” (Eco, 2002). Umberto Eco suggests that fabricated lies are able to shape reality; even the liar convinces himself/herself that those lies are the truth . In reality, almost everyone tells lies, basically to benefit one’s own interests. However, in trying so hard to convince others, one may end up believing that very lie. For example, a student overwhelmed by his/her tasks would ask someone else’s help with the assignments. All the credit is given to that student and in the end would actually believe that he/she was really the one who conceived the answer. When one is guilty for having committed something wrong, one would usually pretend to be innocent or reason out that he/she had no other choice. One’s own justifications then brainwashes one’s self although still subconsciously knows it’s a lie.

The first portion of this essay will define lying and examine how people lie and what they lie about. Following this, the motivation of liars will be examined from a psychological and practical perspective. Then some attention will be given to discussing how lies might both help and harm a close relationship. Finally, discussion will focus on the limitations and challenges involved with studying this area.