Lying can be used as a life preserver for many reasons as highlighted by Judith Viorst, a psychoanalysis researcher. A common type of slander used is called the “Peace-Keeping Lie”, used to help the liar from any disdain. In the book “The Crucible” Abigail Williams uses this to deceive the whole town. In Abigail’s case, she wants to keep her pearly white reputation as is and with the recent witch craft rumors against the strumpet saint, she has her work cut out for her. Spotted by Reverend Parris, …show more content…
As the bloodshed seemed to be at a stale mate between the two domineering powerhouses, the Greek kings Odysseus and Ithaca had thought of an idea that could possibly win the battle. They said “build a big wooden horse on wheels”. They explained that it would be used to hide Greek soldiers and infiltrate the city of Troy without being noticed. And just that happened. The Greeks offered them the horse as a sign of surrender and also a gift to the goddess Athena. They accepted the gift and, as planned, brought it in their city. Because of the horse’s massive size, the Trojans had to take down a whole city wall to bring it in leaving them open to attack. After the whole town celebrated the victory over Greece, they went to sleep and that is when they attacked. The soldiers filled out the horse and began their raid. They killed the guards and signaled in the rest of the Greeks to come in through the gapping whole where the wall was torn down. They had soon won the battle that roared in Troy. They murdered all the men and the women and children were sent to Greece to be slaves. Greece won the battle by lying to the Trojans, proving a positive result from it. The outcome was their victory against their rival and it not only did well to Odysseus and Ithaca but also the entire Greek