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Truth Doesn 'T Lie In Great Expectations'
When we hear that someone has not been telling the truth we most likely think that this person is a terrible person because they lied. We tell ourselves things like I would never do something like that, or that is just so wrong, but in all actuality lying is not always a bad thing. People sometimes tell lies to escape from harsh situations or to utilize it to teach someone a lesson.
When people are in harsh situations they often feel that the only way to escape that situation is to lie. In “ Great Expectations” When Pip returns from Miss Havisham’s house, he is a little confused. The events that took place, and Miss Havisham, are “incomprehensible” to him. Pip felt convinced that if he “described Miss Havisham's as my eyes had seen it, I

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