My Reflection On "The Lie"
The story "The Lie" is about a boy who lies to his parents about getting into the prestigious school that was a tradition for his family to attend. This story is a comedy written by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. The purpose of this realistic story is that lying is bad.
To begin with "The Lie" is a comedy, it starts off in normalcy. It starts off in normalcy when Eli applies for Whitehill preparatory school. It is a family tradition because everyone in his family went to that school. The conflict arises when Eli gets the letter from the school saying he didn't make it. The main character realizes conflict when his family goes to this back to school dinner meeting. The resolution occurs when Eli's mom goes to find him. The return to normalcy is when Eli's dad walks away mad.
Equally important the main purpose of this story is that lying is bad. When you lie it can never lead to something good. Most importantly it can get you into all kinds of trouble with you parents or whoever you lie to. So the purpose of this story is that lying is bad.
On the other hand "The Lie" can relate to real life because it is realistic. This story is realistic because any kid could lie to their parents. Any kid could not make it into a school. They would all most likely be mad if their dad tried to convince the board to change their mind and forget that you failed the tests and to just let you in… For all of these reasons this story is realistic.
Furthermore "The Lie" was also a realistic story because everything that Eli did any normal kid would probably do the same. The purpose of "The Lie" was to teach kids and adults that lying is bad and it can never lead to something good. So don't lie.
