"Lies" is the most meaningful word the poem "White lies" because it is important to the plot and conveys a mood of deception. An African american child lies about her wealth to white people. She does it make people think shes not poor. Her mom finds out about it washes her mouth out with soap. The word “lies” in the story created a mood of deception. On lines 11 - 14 the poem states “ I could act like my homemade dresses came straight out the window of Maison Blanche.” which conveys a mood of deception. That quote conveys a mood of deception because the main character is lying to other people about their wealth which makes the other people feel lied to or mislead. The word “lies” in the story is important to the plot of the story. On lines
