Philip Malloy's To Blame In The Story 'Nothing But The Truth'
Who is to blame?
People say that a half-truth is a whole lie. We lie every day saying it is for the best but is it really? We tell little half truths to protect other and ourselves but there are always consequences whether we tell the truth or lie. What consequences will you choose? Philip Malloy is a freshman at Harrison High School. He is learning about the consequences of telling half truths. He wanted out of miss Narwins class and homeroom so he tried to get out by being a disturbance and then lied about what happened so he lost a lot. In the story “Nothing But the Truth” by Avi, there are many people to blame for what happened in the story but the three people that are most to blame are Miss Narwin, Mr. and Mrs.Malloy, and Philip Malloy. …show more content…
In the story, Philip Malloy is to blame because he did not apologize to Miss Narwin because he was too prideful and set on getting out of her class. Philip was sent to the office and the vice principal said that if Philip apologized then he would not have to suspend him but Philip was too prideful. If Philip would have apologized and talked about an agreement, he would not have been suspended. The other reason Philip is to blame is because he lied about what happened and he even lied to a reporter. Philip came home and lied to his parents and a reporter so then everyone thought that he was a hero but his friends knew the truth and did not like him for it. Philip should have told the truth because even though he was thought to be a hero, his friends knew he was not and he lost a lot.
Philip was the most to blame because of his actions, Mr. and Mrs. Malloy are to blame as well, and even though Miss Narwin is a good teacher, she is to blame. Philip Malloy is the most to blame because he could have avoided being suspended, losing his friends, and changing his schools, by just apologizing to Miss Narwin, but he was too prideful and then he lied to everyone about everything. From Philips mistakes, we can learn that we have to swallow our pride in hard situations and always tell the truth, even if it hurts, because if we do not do that, then we could hit a lot of people and lose
People say that a half-truth is a whole lie. We lie every day saying it is for the best but is it really? We tell little half truths to protect other and ourselves but there are always consequences whether we tell the truth or lie. What consequences will you choose? Philip Malloy is a freshman at Harrison High School. He is learning about the consequences of telling half truths. He wanted out of miss Narwins class and homeroom so he tried to get out by being a disturbance and then lied about what happened so he lost a lot. In the story “Nothing But the Truth” by Avi, there are many people to blame for what happened in the story but the three people that are most to blame are Miss Narwin, Mr. and Mrs.Malloy, and Philip Malloy. …show more content…
In the story, Philip Malloy is to blame because he did not apologize to Miss Narwin because he was too prideful and set on getting out of her class. Philip was sent to the office and the vice principal said that if Philip apologized then he would not have to suspend him but Philip was too prideful. If Philip would have apologized and talked about an agreement, he would not have been suspended. The other reason Philip is to blame is because he lied about what happened and he even lied to a reporter. Philip came home and lied to his parents and a reporter so then everyone thought that he was a hero but his friends knew the truth and did not like him for it. Philip should have told the truth because even though he was thought to be a hero, his friends knew he was not and he lost a lot.
Philip was the most to blame because of his actions, Mr. and Mrs. Malloy are to blame as well, and even though Miss Narwin is a good teacher, she is to blame. Philip Malloy is the most to blame because he could have avoided being suspended, losing his friends, and changing his schools, by just apologizing to Miss Narwin, but he was too prideful and then he lied to everyone about everything. From Philips mistakes, we can learn that we have to swallow our pride in hard situations and always tell the truth, even if it hurts, because if we do not do that, then we could hit a lot of people and lose