“On Decay of the Art of Lying” was, as the title suggests, an essay discussing the topic of lying. Mark Twain, who was the author of the essay, suggests that everyone is a liar, and that no one can go through life without lying even if they claim that they are completely honest. People lie everyday, every hour even without realizing that they are lying. The world would be a completely different place if people never lied, this wouldn’t necessarily be for the better however. Lying isn’t always bad as most people perceive it to be. Lying is used a lot when trying to avoid hurting someone’s feelings and to avoid some sort of conflict such as fighting or arguing. Twain believes lying is good, when it is
“On Decay of the Art of Lying” was, as the title suggests, an essay discussing the topic of lying. Mark Twain, who was the author of the essay, suggests that everyone is a liar, and that no one can go through life without lying even if they claim that they are completely honest. People lie everyday, every hour even without realizing that they are lying. The world would be a completely different place if people never lied, this wouldn’t necessarily be for the better however. Lying isn’t always bad as most people perceive it to be. Lying is used a lot when trying to avoid hurting someone’s feelings and to avoid some sort of conflict such as fighting or arguing. Twain believes lying is good, when it is