Writers Manipulate Words In Raymond Carver's Short Stories

Have you ever been hesitant to share a true story because you suspected that it would appear as a fabricated anecdote to your audience? Well, most of the time we add bunch of things or change a true story to make it sound genuine to our audience. We live in a judgmental and complex world where lying has become a part of our daily lives. Because of this habit, it is hard to differentiate the truth from a fabricated lie. Since I was a child, my parents always talked about battle of Adwa and many events that took place centuries ago. It is always amusing to listen to those stories because it is about heroic act that most of the kings of Ethiopia accomplished. Although I heard different versions of these stories, I always tend to believe my parents’ version. The reason is not simply the credibility of my parents’, but the way it was presented. According to the short story, “How to Tell a True War Story” by Tim O’ Brien, a true war story is hard to accept as true because some of the most agonizing parts are true, while some of the natural parts are not. Tim O’Brien’s narrative shows that a storyteller has the power to shape listeners’ views. We can change our perception because of the story teller, and neglect the fact that we are avoiding the actuality. Therefore by listening to different versions of a story, it will actually help the reader find greater truth of the story.

. .] I said I was busy,” (1-4). She then goes on to show how those lies not only did not incur immediate negative effects, but also proved somewhat beneficial to her and her family. By illustrating such a situation for the audience, Ericsson emphasizes the irrevocable role that lying plays in society while also initiating contemplation regarding the possible pros and cons of seemingly innocuous lying. Further on, as she deconstructs lying into specific categories, Ericsson provides contrast to her first anecdote with a narrative regarding a charlatan-esque friend who “seduced others into an illusion” that he was intelligent and trustworthy (11). In doing so, she introduces the audience to the position that lies have larger and more dangerous implications than they may have originally believed. Ericsson unseats her audience in order to make them question any preconceived concepts about lying they

anyone who has ever spoken a word has lied or bent the truth a little bit. In most cases

Rhetoric has the capability to change their future boss’s perception of their character by building their credibility or ethos. (Heinrich) Rhetoric is also important for trying to persuade somebody a point or idea by using the environment around any given situation. Imagine a young couple strolling along the beach at night. The man gets on his knees to “Tie his shoes” when in actuality he is grabbing a small black box from his pants. The young lady looks back to see him kneeling and looking at her with his eyes full of confidence, but behind these eyes this young stallion is scared beyond his worst nightmares. “What if she says no? What if she says yes? Am I prepared for this next step? Does she really love me?” All these thoughts are crossing his mind in a split second that feels like an agonizing eternity filled with tension so thick you could cut it with a butter knife. However, this man is rhetorically strong; he realizes that the longer this tension continues the harder it may be for her, or even him, to say yes. So, he changes everything by simply smiling and pretending to laugh at how corny this is (even though subconsciously he knows the irony of the

“One lie is enough to question all truths” Anonymous. In the Crucible, Arthur Miller expressed lying All throughout the story. Girls dance in the woods and are accused The witchery and they lie and say they dealt with the devil.That way since witchery was big in the 1600s was believed over every other person's truth, they lie and lie to try to get out of Their own lies people get accused and die because the truth is not believed over the lies people.

In the essays “The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson, and “The World of Doublespeak” by William Lutz, there are two different angles on lying. They both have a different outlook on lying, Ericsson believes that it is just a part of our language, and that these lies are not deliberate. Lutz believes that it is more deliberate, and intentional. Both Ericsson and Lutz use anecdotes and stories as examples of lies, while describing different kinds of lies.

This applies to everyone, including a famous journalist who revolutionized the publishing of “nonfiction novels.” He was responsible enough to gain interview with important people related to the Clutter case and those interviewed trusted him to stay true to their recalling of the horrific murders and trials following. However, they were shocked when In Cold Blood finally hit the shelves all across America full of lies and inaccuracies. That in itself is insulting, but what’s worse is that Capote claimed that his novel was impeccably accurate (Source B). So not only did he write about real people with not-so-real characteristics, he outright lies about ever doing so. It would have been fair if he informed his readers about what facts have been altered from the real story, but he neglects to ever even put in a disclaimer (Source B). Now that people are informed, not by Capote, that there were several altercations in the supposedly true retelling of a real event, what are they supposed to believe anymore? Once the public is aware of one’s fabrication, “everything else is thrown into question too” (Source C). The boy doesn’t need to cry wolf too many times when he is a nonfiction novelist before people start to disbelieve

Baba had once said “But better to be comforted with the truth than by a lie” (Hosseini, 58) not only have I experienced this, but the characters from Khaled Hosseini’s novel, The Kite Runner, did too. The Kite Runner mentioned

of the time either the orator is being narcissistic, fumbling over their own words, or their choice of

In the excerpt Chris Hedges says, “... to create a sense of faux intimacy with citizens, no longer need to be content or sincere, or honest.” For example when selling a product, you can lie to your viewers about the product as long as the lie isn’t obvious and the product still appears to be true and relative. In other words, this means when you sell a product and tell the audience the complete and honest truth, no matter how bad it is, this will scare your audience away, but when you sell a product and tell more lies than truth, you can somewhat curve the narrative and appeal to your audience. All this is important in a consumer because the best use of artifice will survive in the competition of marketing, though this is true there is another way to attract an audience willing to invest money into your product or

The results you expect from a person through a rhetorical situation must be used with the right tone and voice. Polarizing, passionate, and neutral are the tones that has an effect in an audience. When teachers give lectures in a monotone voice, most students lose interest as fast as a child watching television until someone mentions candy. It gets tiring listening to someone not who’s not enthusiastic about what they talk about. My friends and I get on each others nerves because there’s always a topic that we argue about and my voice gets higher when I speak my opinion. After I say my opinion, my friends say their perspective in a tone which makes them sound sympathetic, passionate, or

The narrator, with his respect for the power of words, uses his knowledge of them for his own personal gain. For example in the scene where the narrator encounters the mother of Four-eyes on the mountain he uses his power of words, dialect, and accents to deceive the mother of Four-eyes and gain information that would help him down the line. “ ‘May I offer you a taste of mountain roast?’ ‘You speak with a Chengdu accent! She exclaimed. Her voice was gentle and melodic.” Here the narrator uses his accents to get the woman to open up to him and start talking. Then the narrator demonstrates his knowledge of local diction to say “ ‘It’s thanks to you that he was able to do his research. You gave him plenty of books to read’ ‘Of course.’ She lapsed into silence, then glare at me with suspicion” Here the narrator can confirm

In the same light Blow is biased and for that the reader may or may not believe everything that he is saying. This can make me second-guess his words and question which parts are

If I'm on the way to the store to buy a magazine, even, and somebody asks me where I'm going, I'm liable to say I'm going to the opera.” This not only makes the reader question his ability to narrate without bending the truth with ease, however, it guides us to believe that we cannot trust him due to his ability to alter any problematic situations that might make him look like a bad guy in any sort of form. This is very bothersome, as the reader already knows about this narrators mischievous tactics that make light shine on him while throwing others under the bus into dark

It is true that we humans need to discuss, give opinions, and have deep conversation about events that happened in the past or are happening right now and about people we all cross in our life. However, some sources where our discussions, opinions and conversations are built up on are sometimes misleading from its origin. ‘’The news isn't there to tell you what happened. It's there to tell you what it wants you to hear or what it thinks you want to hear’’ ~ Joss Whedon (Goodreads,