Why Perception does not Equal Reality Have you ever seen an optical illusion that tricks your eyes into seeing something that isn’t there? That's called perception and perception isn’t the same as reality because appearances can deceive us and our point of view changes how we actually see something. In the play, “Sorry Wrong Number”, Mrs. Stevenson believes that she is ill and is bedridden, but she actually isn’t, it was all in her head. The first reason why perception isn’t the same as reality is that appearances can deceive us. For example, in “Heartbeat”, everyone thinks that David is weak because he’s skinny but he isn’t. David only looks very weak because he is very thin, but he is actually lean, mean, and wiry. “Everyone assumes I’m
