AEG clones...send them in

Dave Tallman · 15 Dec 2008, 08:08 · from 2008-December.txt.gz

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From: davetallman at msn.com (Dave Tallman)
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:08:44 -0700
Subject: (urth) AEG clones...send them in
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James Wynn wrote:
> Look, Reis says that he saw Cassie for the first time wearing a green dress 
> at the party. He says he didn't see the final performance of "The Red Spot". 
> Even though we know he saw her in the play. What possible reason could he 
> have to lie to Cassie about that? Maybe he found the truth aesthetically 
> unappealing?
>   
How much a person lies and why gives important insights into his or her 
character. Cassie lies compulsively, even in situations where the other 
person knows she is lying ("I won the lottery. That's the total, 
absolute, brass-bound truth" p. 120), and when she was specifically 
warned not to lie ("If anyone asks, tell them the absolute truth about 
my coming here today and my leaving here" (p. 94).  "He hasn't been in 
contact..." (p. 124)).

Reis seems to be different. He lies only for calculated reasons, and 
expects he'll have to admit the truth eventually. When Cassie calls him 
"Bill" and asks if he found anything in her apartment, he says she has 
saved him weeks and admits the search (p. 119). So you're right, I 
prefer to find logical explanations for his lies rather than say that he 
simply felt like it.

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