Should Catherine Have Lied About Her Lost English Book

Many people wonder if it is wrong to lie or if there are some situations where lying is the best option. In the book, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon, Haddon shifts Christopher’s outlook on honesty and it changes drastically. Many people, including Christopher, believe in the statement “honesty is the best policy”. However, while Christopher becomes more independent, he realizes that in some situations being dishonest might be the best answer. He used to be unable to lie to people, but now starts acquiring the trait of dishonesty. Christopher used to not be able to lie but, after leaving home he now understands in some circumstances he must lie in order to survive.

In discussions on the topic of lying, a controversial issue has been whether there is justification of lying or not. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of if there is ever a time when a lie can be told for the good of someone else. Whereas some are convinced that lies should never be told, others agree that there are certain instances where lying is acceptable because the liar protects the one lied to. In the essay “The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson, she explores the types of lies and how they affect everyday people. In Anton Chekhov’s fictional story, “The Lady with the Dog,” he displays two characters, Dmitri Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna, lying for love and to avoid consequence by their spouses. I stand against lying for the benefit of oneself because I think that it has the ability to ruin relationships or friendships and is hard to keep up the lies which leads to creating more lies. Although some people think that there are circumstances that warrant lying, I claim that no one should lie because lies end up hurting both people involved: the liar and the person lied to.

“Reality is easy. Deception that's the hard the hard work” -Lauryn Hill. In the novel the Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne uses literary elements such as symbolism, irony and conflict to show deception and secrecy can lead to self-destruction. This relates to the Scarlet Letter because in the book the protagonist character commits an act of sin that was more than just frowned upon. Not only does the community gossip and turn their cheek to the sinner but a sickness comes along from keeping a secret from the community.

I don't know whether there is place to blame Catherine or not. A lot of facts could affect her, and after all, if she

Sometimes, she chose me as a monitor. During the teacher’s absence some of kids would misbehave, but when teacher came back and asked how the students were doing, I always lied to her saying everybody was well behaved. I thought if I say the truth, the students would be punished and I did not want to do that. I was just covering for them not knowing what kind of lie I told, but now after reading this essay I can say it was a white lie. It is seen as so harmless when in everyday conversation, and it delivers more content message across. As thoughtful as it sounds, it is still deceiving someone. I was deceiving my teacher, even though I was not hurting anybody’s feelings.

When she labels each lie and elaborates the different consequences each lie may cause, the reader is forced to acknowledge that lying derives from other forms of lies. For example, when Tim broke his mother’s brand new television he decided to tell his mom a ball came through and destroyed the TV. When Tim was confronted he committed out and out lie with the combination of omission. He first said someone else hit the ball at the TV which was half of what happened and a total lie. For what the consequence may have been, after he committed out and out lie he immediately resulted in the use of omission.

It is very true that we lie. We lie everyday conscious or unconsciously, anywhere and to anyone. It has become a way of life to many people, when one lies it feels completely normal, actually they don’t feel anything at all. One can be couth lying in any place like work, home and to different person’s friends, family, clients, teachers and even authority. In the preface of the story the author had describe how in a day she had lied a minimum of four times to various people. In spite of this the authors tried a different approach she tried now to go a week without consciously lying, she discovered that it is merely impossible and of course as various negative consequences. So the main topic here could be why do we lie? Thus to know the reason why we like we must first examine the ways we lie, the so commonly ways we lie daily fashion. And to these there are several ways to lie, let’s examine two: The so called “White Lies” and of course the common stereotypes and Clichés.

Questions: In chapter twenty five it says “That’s what I hate, the liars, and they’re all liars… I love to rub their noses in their own nastiness” (322). Catherine has been drinking like usual do you think it’s bringing her cruelty? Can it be the good or the evil of her?

In Joshua chapter two, a woman named Rahab lied to the king of Jericho, saying the spies who showed up at her house had already departed, when in fact, she had hid them in her house. Mrs. Johansen was in a similar situation when Nazi soldiers appeared in her brother Henrik's house demanding to know why a large multitude of people had gathered there. Mrs. Johansen lied to the soldiers, saying a relative by the name of Great Aunt Birte had passed away, and her corpse was in the coffin. The truth was that large wooden box was filled with warm clothes and blankets for the Jews, (who were portraying the relatives of Great Aunt Birte). So, should Annemarie's mother have told the truth, or was lying the right thing to do?

Catherine knew of the many dangers and what they would bring with them. She also knew that what she was doing was risky, given that she could be hurt or killed. Above all, she knew that later on she could reflect on her actions and know she did the right thing. Catherine should not deliver the quilt to the stranger for these reasons. The first reason Catherine should not deliver the quilt to the stranger is that if Catherine got hurt she could freeze because it was cold, she was risking her life because she could get lost, or trapped by the anonymous stranger.

By this, he meant that Catherine would not be likely to admit and correct her mistakes and should not be

Catherine is so wrapped up in her fictional world of reading that she becomes ignorant of her real life issues with Henry Tilney, for whom she has been love-struck since their introduction. She entertains herself with wild imaginings about his life and family. Catherine's imaginings foreshadow her eager desire for mischief as Austen's story develops. Catherine is endowed with a vivid imagination, but she has not yet learned to use it in concert with her perception, especially in understanding the interactions between people.

Soon after her own arrival in Bath, Catherine is followed by her brother James and Isabella’s brother John Thorpe. At the initial meeting with the boys, Catherine is mistaken on two different points, still being ignorant in her perceptions of other people. Although slightly thrown off by John’s manners, Catherine is unable to formulate her own negative opinion of him, too affected by the opinions of Isabella and James, and “her judgment was further brought off by Isabella’s assuring her…that John thought her the most charming girl in the world” (Austen 48). For Catherine, it is easier and more natural to accept the opinions of someone like Isabella, a mentor figure. Also, in the same scene, Catherine makes the assumption that her brother James has journeyed “so far on purpose to see me” (49). Catherine hastily jumps to this false conclusion, not having the experience to detect James’ continuous questions and compliments of Isabella as a sign of his true motives for coming to town: to visit the “prettiest girl in Bath” (49).

When Evelyn and Peggy reveal their new-found information to Mary, she immediately realizes what she can do to get out of that dreaded school. The story that Mary hears is now the foundation of her lie.

Now he has made her look like a fool, which causes her to be indifferent to him for the remainder of their acquaintance. "If I could not be persuaded into doing what I thought wrong, I never will be tricked into it." So when asked again to take a ride with John, Catherine responds "If I am wrong, I am doing what I believe to be right." The sternness in her ability to make the right choices for herself is now solidified. She no longer needs to pacify others wants or requests. Through experience, Catherine is growing out of her innocence and naivety.