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The Big Fat Liar
Big Fat Liar

“It is not sad that you have lied, it is sad because from now on no one can believe you.” This must waken up all of us. Not all white lies can be harmless; it can affect many people especially the trust given to you by them. It maybe hard to face the truth but the consequences that follows are harder. Trust cannot be given, it should be gained. On the other hand, it can be gone in a blink of an eye.
It all began when Jason Shepherd failed to pass his English assignment; he lied about it to his teacher which fortunately believed him for a while. Sooner, his teacher and his parents discovered about his lie. Faced with the prospect of summer school due to his failure to write his English composition, Jason is given one final chance, write the paper and deliver it to his teacher by 6:00 p.m. He started to write about a boy who is a big fat liar; Jason completes his masterpiece and rushes off to make his deadline. As movie luck would have it, on his way to pass his assignment, Jason discovers his masterpiece is missing. Naturally, neither his teacher nor his parents did not believe in his explanation. He was really upset when he realized that he completely loss his father’s trust. As months goes by, he have seen trailers about the upcoming movie of Marty Wolf entitled “Big Fat Liar.” and he knows by then that Wolf had stolen his story. He tried to say it to his parents, but when he finally does tell the truth, no one would believe him.
It can be concluded that what happened changes everything. It gives Jason a better understanding about saying the truth is a must. As he faced different challenges and lessons just to gain back the trust of his parents. Hence, in my opinion, I would say that what he did was a total disobedience. But as they say, “Experience is the best teacher” Jason struggles in many situation which makes him a better person; also he did the same thing with the people around him. He made everyone stand up for what is right and for

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