What Is The Purpose Of The Good Lie

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People will go to great lengths to survive in a horrible occasion. The way they stay alive is not always the the nicest things you would like to see, but it is what,s needed to stay alive. For example, in the movie “The Good Lie”, Theo, a teenager, lived in a village in Sudan that was attacked by a Islamic Army, which killed both of his parents. He had to take care of his brother and sister along the way. They all helped each other to stay alive, Abital, Theos sister, prepared all the food for them and would scavenge around for berries. Paul helped them find water by using a reed and sticking it into the floor for groundwater. Theo also gave up his life for Mamere when the soldiers spotted him. People will drink nasty things, eat horrible

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