Essay Archive - Kurt Vonnegut's "The Lie": Portrayal of A Moral Society
Kurt Vonnegut's "The Lie": Portrayal of A Moral Society
In the short story, "The Lie", by Kurt Vonnegut, the author
portrays a moral society. He does this by displaying a private prep school
as perfect. This wealthy preparatory school, the Whitehill School For Boys,
is welcoming and accepting of the new state requested integration of
Africans in their educational institution. Vonnegut's characters display no
harsh feelings, resentment, or distaste towards this course of action.
Whitehill also enthusiastically trie....
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