Nothing But The Truth Character Analysis

The advice may not have helped them extensively, but at least he was trying to contribute. Philip also challenged the other members of the group as well as Julius. His personality was not very inviting, but this forced the others (and Julius) to try harder to understand him and what made him tick.

Philip is never really clear on his facts. He never tells his parents the real reason he isn’t going out for track. He completely lied when he said no one really even like Ms. Narwin. Ms. Narwin was also never out to get him, yet that’s what he told several people. Most importantly though, he never made it clear weather he was singing or humming the National Anthem. If he would have just made it clear that he was humming in the first place, patriotism might not have been such assumed intention. On page 35, 46, and 50-54, you see these deceptions.

The reason for blaming Philips parents are stated in chapter 9 page 28, Philip admits that Philip didn’t like Miss. Narwin and that she, Miss. Narwin had it in for him. This is also stated in page 32 that the teacher Miss. Narwin is supposedly has it in for him and that Philip could fail and take summer school. Dr. Joseph Palleni, Assistant Principle can also be blamed because in Dr. Palleni’s office, Dr. Palleni goes and talks to Philip the incident/ issue at hand.

Just like in the Novel, Nothing But The Truth Philip wanted to hum the National Anthem but, I feel like they both could’ve handled the situation in a better way, the support for this textual evidence is when the teachers re-read his speech and warned him before he delivered it. “ The speech was inappropriate and it probably should not get delivered”. In the Novel, Nothing But The Truth Philip’s friend asked if he’s sure if he wanted to go through all that trouble just to get on the track team which signifies his friend basically telling him if he’s willing to create a big scene over something that little and he could’ve just actually bring his grade up in her class to get on the track team. Philip’s rights were not

In the essay The Ways We Lie, author Stephanie Ericsson writes in depth about the different types of lies used by most people everyday. While listing examples of them, Ericsson questions her own experiences with lying and whether or not it was appropriate. By using hypothetical situations, true accounts, and personal occurrences, she highlights the moral conflicts and consequences that are a result of harmless fibs or impactful deceptions. In an essay detailing the lies told to ourselves and others, Ericsson points out one bold truth; everyone lies. Through her writing, Ericsson causes the reader to look into how they’ve lied in the past and how to effects others and the general greater good of society.

Another example of why Philip should have got suspended is philip was breaking rules ”Philip, did you break a rule? Phillip Malloy: It’s a dumb rule. Dr. Palleni: See? He’s admitting it.”Pg. 84. “I thought we agreed that when we have rules in schools, we stick with them.”How this proves my thesis is he even admits he was breaking a rule

5. When Philip is invited back to Lunser's homeroom, he is very shy about singing the anthem. He refuses, and makes the reader realize that Philip found out that not everyone, including Alison, do not like what he did.

Philip, who had his own animal herd, would have been aware of the uncontrollable factors that were also at play, such as the unhappiness which arose when English cows and horses grazed on Indian corn. Even as he assumed leadership thirteen years before the war, Philip would have been in tune with the inevitable and growing threat English settlements posed to his people. Yet instead of attempting to appease the Indians by granting them permission to go on wild, ineffective raids, which would have only motivated the English, Philip waited until he could gather an effective, armed, multi-tribe force before he waged war. By delaying his response and refusing to allow personal vendettas be the spark for battle, tactful Philip is inaccurately described by

In multiple places in the book, you can tell that Phillip Malloy was singing only to create a disturbance and not to be patriotic. During the story, Phillip sang during homeroom on 3 different occasions. The first one, when asked to stop, Phillip did indeed stopped singing. If Phillip did stop after the first day, he could be excused of being patriotic because if someone was actually patriotic, and was told to be quietly respectful, they would follow those instructions. Phillip on the other hand decided to continue in a disrespectful manner the next few days which means he only did it to annoy

Phillip demonstrated independence after experiencing the hardships of blindness as evidenced in the novel when he was able to survive on the cay after Timothy’s death. At the beginning of the book after becoming blind Phillip acts almost completely helpless. In the passage it states, “In wild excitement, I stumbled up and fell overboard. I went

Since of Philip Malloy's suspension, he was suspended for disturbance not for showing his patriotism. Miss Narwin stated, "During the playing of the National Anthem he sang. Loudly. With no respect." Accordingly, Philip was singing with no respect and loudly just to impress his "crush" Allison.

Throughout the beginning of the novel Philip was very prejudiced and disrespectful towards Timothy. As shown in chapter nine when he stated “ I tried again, but it didn’t work. I stood up, threw the palm fibers at him, and screamed, “You ugly black man! I won’t do it! You’re stupid, you can’t even spell” (Taylor 70-71). Although Phillip was once disrespectful towards Timothy he later appreciates him, “ With his great back to the storm, taking its full punishment, he made it possible for me to live” (Taylor 114). Another example of his gratitude towards Timothy is, “ But now, for the first time, I fully understand why Timothy had so carefully trained me to move around the island, and reef” (Taylor 115). These quotes from Phillip introduce a new admiration of Timothy that was not present in the beginning of the

Responsibility is a big deal in this book. Philip could have avoided the media and the nation if he took responsibility for his actions. Philip started humming the national anthem during morning announcements. Everyday they say “Please all rise and stand a respectful, silent attention for the playing of our national anthem.” This has been routine for years.

Philip: When I was on the island with my friend Timothy we went through a hurricane, that which lead to Timothy's death. There’s a lot more but I don’t want to say.

“Don’t go blaming Philip for us living in this darn neighborhood. Kids go get two changes of clothes and