Mendacity In Cat On A Hot Tin Roof

At the beginning of research for this project, I was focused on the topics of “escape and Illusions” as they relate to the two works by Tennessee Williams (Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and The Glass Menagerie). But, after reading the articles that I gathered, and seeing the information presented in those articles, I realized that it was more logical to further pursue the topic of social expectations, and how they relate to the abstract concept of “escape” in these two works. Most of my articles talk about how and why the characters detach from the unwanted lives and how this concept is presented in the book; most of the time, the topic of social obligations came up and fit in nicely to my original base topic of characters’ detachment from reality.

“There ain’t nothing more powerful than the odour of Mendacity”(Williams, 77) Mendacity is used effectively throughout the play Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. We witness how it tortures most of the characters in the play and its negative effect overall on the Pollitt family who as we can see suffers from the lack of association with each other. Mendacity acts as a vital part of every character’s life, it is also the turning point of the whole play which ends up causing disaster and for some happiness.

2016: Many works of literature contain a character who intentionally deceives others. The character’s dishonesty may be intended either to help or to hurt. Such a character, for example, may choose to mislead others for personal safety, to spare someone’s feelings, or to carry out a crime. Choose a novel or play in which a character deceives others. Then, in a well-written essay, analyze the motives for that character’s deception and discuss how the deception contributes to the meaning of the work as a whole.

We are told from a very young that we should tell the truth, and that lying is wrong; an immoral action which we should not engage in. Yet lying is a large part of daily life, whether it be our lying to others or others lying to us, around us, or lying in ways that affect our lives. Oftentimes, the lies we tell are for social gain; for the purposes of esteem, affection, or respect. We lie as a way to manage others impressions of us. Studies have found that women are generally more intimate in their interactions, which would suggest that they lie less. However, might women lie more to benefit others, as opposed to self-centered lies? A study by DePaul et al. (1996) set out to answers questions about the frequency of lying, types of lies told,

Since the beginning of time, deceit and lie have been tools to achieve the goals of many, from getting out of an assignment or becoming the ruler of a country. The kicker is that power achieved this way for the most part, usually roots itself out and becomes a larger problem than what you began with. The book The Great Gatsby personifies the theme that, some people tend to use lies for short term gain without emphasis on long term. The next few paragraphs are examples of how success through lies is only a right away, but eventually everything falls back into place.

Deception is defined by Merriam Webster as “an act or statement intended to make people believe something that isn’t true”. It is often viewed as a malevolent act. Deception, as malevolent as some people may perceive it to be, may also be administered to obtain information useful for one’s own benefits when employed in the correct situation. Different individuals utilize deception in different ways and some successful individuals are able to employ disguises to their own advantage. Odysseus, the cunning main character in the Odyssey, utilizes deception in justifiable situations, including life and death scenarios and self-benefitting situations, without harming innocent bystanders.

Lying is known as a bad thing, but sometimes it can be used for good. Dishonesty just depends on how you utilize it. In the story, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain you will see lying happening very often. When Huckleberry Finn lies it is usually for a good purpose. While the king and duke use it for more greedy reasons.

The Crucible is written by Arthur Miller. In the play The Crucible, there are a lot of themes shown throughout the play. The one theme that sticks out the most to me is lies and deceit. This play has a lot of scenes where there are lies being told and deceit towards others.

When has lying to someone ever been beneficial? In the Novel “the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark twain shows how sometimes people tend to lie to their close ones to avoid trouble or even to not get themselves in trouble. In the story shows how Huck faces some obstacles and faces with them by lying to avoid it. As a very known quote that says “what comes around goes around”. It means that no matter how good or bad things tend to be, it will always come back the same way it's faced in the beginning. Huck struggled to remain honest and as of lying, he got what he deserves.

Mendacity is “characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth” (MerriamWebster). After having watched the 1984 television production of William’s play, I understand the use of mendacity to denote themes of self-subjugation and surpression.

I also agree that we should think before we act. First, we tell lies to avoid hurting the feelings of someone. Words are very powerful so when we are friends with someone and we know that they are hurting we usually tell white lies to make them feel better. In addition, we tell lies to protect their own feelings. If we know that a lie can make a person happy then go for it even though it is bad because we love them and we will do everything for them. Second, we tell lies to avoid getting into trouble. An example is we prevent physical and mental harm. A situation that is proper to this is when we are in danger; obviously we need to tell numerous lies to protect ourselves from getting hurt. Third, we tell lies to avoid losing someone. We tend to lie because the truth might ruin our relationship with the person even though we know that when we lie to someone, we already ruin the relationship we have with them. Moreover, gaining the trust of a person is very hard; we tend to push them away because some of us have trust issues, so when we finally gained that trust we are afraid to

It is never okay to lie to someone. Lying is disrespectful. I believe, the purpose to a lie is achieving a goal at the expense of another. It holds no moral or ethical value. Human beings are entitled to be respect by others. A philosopher known as Immanuel Kant who established two rules called as categorical imperative under the deontology theory (Kant, 2008). Deontology is the obligation or duty to act (Mosser, 2013). The rules in categorical imperative are one should act in a way that maxims resulting in action being a universal law and act with respect (an action of humanity resulting as people being equals in an end not as means to an end). Therefore, lying is wrong. It is misleading to people with false information

She started keeping her distance from me. One day, she called me and told her to meet her outside her house.

When I was younger I always wanted a friend, a best friend, a friend that I could confide in and would always be there for me. Throughout the years I’ve had several male and female friends but none scared me as bad as my so called best friend my 12th grade year. In summer of 2007 I moved from Jackson to Crockett county because my mother got a divorce. At the time, I didn’t have my license so I could drive myself to school so I had to change schools. There was this girl named Nicole who lived down the street from my grandmother. Me and her had grown close to throughout the years because on the weekends or during the summertime I would spend a lot of time at my grandmothers. During the summer Nicole and I would spend a lot of time hang out and she eventually got me a job at the local dairy queen where she worked. By the time school started Nicole and I were inseparable, we were always together. One night when we were at work a group of boys she knew came in. They kept asking who I was but she told them I didn’t want them and for them to stop looking at me. After they left I asked her what did they say and she said that one of them liked me. After that she got very quit and didn’t say anything the rest of the night. When we got off we did I normal routine, we would ride around for a while and talked about the latest gossip, listen to music and then go home.

Well, she 's... confused. I hear you. You know, I 'm hoping that... she realises that I 'm back. I want us to be one again.