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Kurt Vonnegut's The Lie
There comes a time in life where people honestly change. Whether or not it’s for better or for worse is up to you. Throughout the short story “The Lie” written by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. Dr. Remenzel had changed the most compared to the other individuals such as Eli and Sylvia. There is much about him that gave the audience different impressions. From start to finish since after all where he is in life and what he thinks is right at the time changes him. First off Dr. Remenzel was near emotionless and was very absorbed in his work. “He was studying blueprints… “What’s the matter Eli?”... He asked Eli without looking up from the plans”. This goes to show that he was too busy dealing with work to show that he cared for Eli. Later on in the school

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