Summary Of Why You Shouldn T Lie

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Victor lied when he said to Mr.Bueller that he could speak a little bit of French, all just to impress Teresa (Soto pg. 5). You shouldn’t lie, now (because Victor lied) he needs to go to the library and check out books that will teach him some French (Soto pg. 7). Now, Victor has more problems to deal with, he has to teach Teresa French while he learns it (Soto pg. 6). One lesson to learn from the story is not to lie to impress a person you like, because sooner or later they will find out and get angry at you. Just be yourself and you will get through with it.

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