Literary ArgumentAbout 40 minutes · scored 0 to 6
Characters in literature sometimes deceive the people closest to them, not for their own gain but to shield someone from danger, shame or a painful truth. Such a deception can be an act of love, a failure of trust or both at once, and keeping it up often costs the deceiver something.
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- To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
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