The Truth of Lying “Are you calling me a liar?” “Well I ain’t calling you a truther!” Drake and Josh display a perfect example of a double entendre; a phrase with two meanings, and in this scenario Drake explains that he is not telling the truth and alludes to the fact that there is several forms of lying.This is further explained in Stephanie Ericsson’s article The Way We Lie when she explains, “There must be some merit to lying.” In our society today, it seems that everything we run into is a lie in one form or another. Media, relationships, and even religion has all turned into one big false truth. Is this necessarily bad though? Don’t some lies exist to protect our faith in humanity and our faith in ourselves? I am here to tell you that
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This is the area where black and white merge to make the grey that creates the scandals of the type of lies we tell. This area not only covers intimate relationships, but with friends, family members, and anyone that is intractable. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a prime example of where to find the most justified places to lie. In the beginning, when all the girls dance in the woods, the most simple and easiest way to avoid the killings or accusations would be for every girl to deny ever being in the woods. This lie would get no one in trouble, and this lie would prevent any relationships from being annihilated such as Giles Corey 's did to everyone he ever knew. Another example of a helpful lie is when John compliments that the stew is “well-seasoned” after he adds seasoning. This lie strengthens his relationship with his wife ever so slightly and caused no damage to anything at all. This lie is actually so insignificant that there is no reason for it to be in the play other than to show that John is trying to reform his relationship with Elizabeth. This could have been written in several different ways to achieve the same goal. “Yes I practice witchcraft” should have left the mouth of all the defendants on the stand at the trial. Hale, the most experienced, religious, and most educated of all the people on the defendants’ side feels the obligation to do the devil’s work and tell Christians to lie. By …show more content…
It is all a lie, because we lie to ourselves almost every second of a day. Humans lie and believe that we are the center of the world, and this works out for the better. Creating a competition where everyone is going after their own goals lets us set new heights and allows us to advance through the ages. Lying has not only been safe, but it has also been very advantageous throughout the human age. Having these lies in media, relationships, and in religion has assisted in allowing individuals and communities to prosper. There is a plethora of reasons on how there is merit in lying. Rather than following the ignorance of others, we may want to take a look at the opposite side of the coin and lie a little
This is the area where black and white merge to make the grey that creates the scandals of the type of lies we tell. This area not only covers intimate relationships, but with friends, family members, and anyone that is intractable. The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a prime example of where to find the most justified places to lie. In the beginning, when all the girls dance in the woods, the most simple and easiest way to avoid the killings or accusations would be for every girl to deny ever being in the woods. This lie would get no one in trouble, and this lie would prevent any relationships from being annihilated such as Giles Corey 's did to everyone he ever knew. Another example of a helpful lie is when John compliments that the stew is “well-seasoned” after he adds seasoning. This lie strengthens his relationship with his wife ever so slightly and caused no damage to anything at all. This lie is actually so insignificant that there is no reason for it to be in the play other than to show that John is trying to reform his relationship with Elizabeth. This could have been written in several different ways to achieve the same goal. “Yes I practice witchcraft” should have left the mouth of all the defendants on the stand at the trial. Hale, the most experienced, religious, and most educated of all the people on the defendants’ side feels the obligation to do the devil’s work and tell Christians to lie. By …show more content…
It is all a lie, because we lie to ourselves almost every second of a day. Humans lie and believe that we are the center of the world, and this works out for the better. Creating a competition where everyone is going after their own goals lets us set new heights and allows us to advance through the ages. Lying has not only been safe, but it has also been very advantageous throughout the human age. Having these lies in media, relationships, and in religion has assisted in allowing individuals and communities to prosper. There is a plethora of reasons on how there is merit in lying. Rather than following the ignorance of others, we may want to take a look at the opposite side of the coin and lie a little