In the short story ‘The Lie’ by Kurt Vonnegut Jr., all of the Remenzels feel pressure with Eli going to the Whitehill School for Boys. But, the Remenzel that receives the most pressure is the doctor. Firstly, Dr. Remenzel feels the ‘weight’ of the name Remenzel: that the prideful Remenzel name should continue through Eli at Whitehill. “‘...but... I see all the buildings named after Remenzels,... and all the hundreds of thousands of dollars given by Remenzels for scholarships.’” This places Dr. Remenzel in the place of where the entire school is pressuring him into doing well. Secondly, Dr. Remenzel feels pressure to support Eli. When people get in with the scholarships that the Remenzels paid for, he should be able to get in as well. “
