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"If you don't tell the truth now, then later on it hurts even more." (pg. 120)
This quote connects ties the question because telling the truth may hurt, but what hurts even more is founding out someone told you a lie instead of the truth. So telling the truth may be the right thing to always do. CA: On the other hand, sometimes a lie can be beneficial.

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"You can't conceal your emotions she'll know at once"

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"You can't conceal your emotions she'll know at once"

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I used this quote because it's said by Billi's mom. It also shows that in the mom's eyes lying is the better thing to do in this scenario.

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"Did you mean to hit the police officer?"... "Yes"

this connects to the question because chris is telling the truth but the police are letting him off with a warning which would be easier if chris just agrees and technically lies.

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"I like sherlock holmes but i do not like sir conan doyle... because he joined the spiritualist society and I do not think that is right"

Chris does not believe or agree with religion because he thinks its a lie and he does not like lying at all, whether or not he understands the deeper reasons why some people join religions is up for debate

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"In china when you die of cancer you die over the fear"

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"In china when you die of cancer you die over the fear"

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The doctor when talking to billi about her grandma's condition. It shows why the truth is hidden which could've lead to her dying.

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"Is it wrong to lie?... well it's not really a lie." This quote avoids the is it wrong to lie question but instead it makes it seem like the lie that Nai Nai's family is telling her is not a lie because it is for her own good. -Lena

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"Is it wrong to lie?... well it's not really a lie." This quote avoids the is it wrong to lie question but instead it makes it seem like the lie that Nai Nai's family is telling her is not a lie because it is for her own good. -Lena

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"Isn't it wrong to lie?" "It's not really a lie." "Yes it is." "A good one."
The doctor and Billi are talking right in front of Nae Nae. Even though they are right in front of her talking about her diagnoses they still think they shouldn't tell her. Showing that sometimes in certain situations telling the truth isn't the right thing to do for certain people.

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Mrs. Shears had told the police that Christopher had killed Wellington, which was a lie (pg. 14)

This connects to the question because I believe even though, we know, that Christopher did not kill the dog. Mrs. Shears did not know that. She happened to step outside and found her dead dog lying on the ground with Christopher around it. Which made her believe one thing at that very moment: Christopher had to been the one who killed the dog. Mrs. Shears did not intentionally tell a lie. So at this moment it was morally acceptable for her to lie because she reacted quickly.

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"Because... If you dont tell the truth now, then later on... later on it hurts even more." p120
Christopher father lied to keep him happy or not have to feel bad that his mom left. So even though his dad thought that telling the truth in this situation wasn't the right thing to do in the end he realised it hurt him more.

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"Were not telling nae nae because it's our job to carry this emotional burden for her."
They don't want to worry her or have her fear death. So instead of telling her the truth they carry the weight of her death or her.

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"Mother had not had a heart attack and died Mother has been alive all this time. Father has lied about this all"

chris's father lied to chris about his mother dying, instead she just up and left. This connects back to the question because father lied to protect his feeling but now that chris found out he feels very betrayed.

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"Isn't it wrong to lie?" "it's not really a lie." "Yes it is." "A good one"

Nai' Nai's doctor and Billi were talking right in front of Nai Nai in English. Discussing how Nai Nai actually has stage 4 cancer and has a few months to live. Nai Nai has been told differently, that she only has a cough. This could go both ways, it can be morally acceptable to lie but also telling the truth can be the right thing to do. But I feel like doctors do know when their patients can handle information like that, maybe Nai's Nai's doctor knew she couldn't with hold information like that because she isn't mentally strong. Especially since she only had a few months to live. So it was for the best she didn't know.

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When talking to the doctor, he says this to try to excuse this lie.

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"telling lies about someone is called slander"

this shows chris's mindset on lying and how he dosen't like to lie.

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Refers to Billi's family thinking that telling the truth isn't always the way to go. The quote itself can say a lot about a person if it's said by them.

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"For all my accomplishments, it was all for you mom" 

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"For all my accomplishments, it was all for you mom" 

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dad at wedding.this quote is used when her dad goes off when talking about the memories with his mom before her final days. all while crying and not being able to tell her the real reason

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"I don't like to show my emotions, like I'm an animal in the zoo." This quote shows that they feel vulnerable when they show their emotion, therefore they don't show it because it makes them feel like they are an animal in the zoo and that means not telling the truth to not feel that way. -Lena

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"I don't like to show my emotions, like I'm an animal in the zoo." This quote shows that they feel vulnerable when they show their emotion, therefore they don't show it because it makes them feel like they are an animal in the zoo and that means not telling the truth to not feel that way. -Lena

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"Life is difficult, you know. It's bloody hard telling the truth all the time. Sometimes it's impossible."         Even though telling the truth is always considered the best option, when the truth is told to Christopher it makes him and his dads life even more crazier than it was before.    -Lena

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"Life is difficult, you know. It's bloody hard telling the truth all the time. Sometimes it's impossible."         Even though telling the truth is always considered the best option, when the truth is told to Christopher it makes him and his dads life even more crazier than it was before.    -Lena

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Page 168

Christopher says he doesn't like policemen anymore. From this we know that Christopher knows what he is doing is wrong and he is lying to the policeman by leaving the train. This is an ok lie because Christopher's safety is on the line.

Answers the question if telling the truth is always right because in this case telling the truth could get christopher into deeper trouble.

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Father lied to Christopher about mother dying. This is a very big lie and I’m not sure if it is permissible or not. On one hand Christopher may not be able to understand the reality of what happened, however father was keeping Christopher from his mother who he could have still seen and talked to. Father was letting his own personal gripes interfere with Christopher's relationship with his mother.

Answers the question if telling the truth is always right because Father didn't want to tell christopher what had really happened because Father was probably hurt by what happened and didn't want to re-live it by telling christopher.

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Christopher told the policeman a lie, this is unlike christopher because he never tells lies. However, this lie was permissible as it was necessary for him to get away from father and get on the train to london.

Christopher had to lie to the police officer in order for him to get away from father and for his safety.

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01: Christopher says he doesn't like policemen anymore. From this we know that Christopher knows what he is doing is wrong and he is lying to the policeman by leaving the train.

This is an ok lie because Christopher's safety is on the line.

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"I promise I will never do anything like that again." P197. Christophers dad had Christophers dad best interest at heart but ended up hurting him more bye not telling the truth. Therefore in certain situations telling the truth is better than lying even though it might be hard.

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Going to China to spend time with Nai Nai since she has a few months to live. Nai Nai doesn't know, she just knows the family will reunite again for a cousin's wedding they'll be hosting at China.

Everyone in the family knows that Nai Nai has stage 4 cancer. They all want to reunite with her before it takes her life. So the wedding was a "reason" to all reunite again because they didn't want to Nai Nai to be skeptical about it. This evidence connects with the question because, in my opinion, I think it is morally acceptable to lie. They don't want Nai Nai knowing she has a few months to live. It would impact her heavily. Dying unexpectedly is better than knowing when you are going to die.

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"Mother had not had a heart attack and died, Mother had been alive all this time, And Father had lied about this."  For so much time, Christopher's father had lied to him about mother dying when in reality she just left. Instead of protecting Christopher from the truth his father just ended up hurting him even more and betraying his trust because trust is very important to Christopher.

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"Mother had not had a heart attack and died, Mother had been alive all this time, And Father had lied about this."  For so much time, Christopher's father had lied to him about mother dying when in reality she just left. Instead of protecting Christopher from the truth his father just ended up hurting him even more and betraying his trust because trust is very important to Christopher.

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"Mother had not died, Mother had been alive all the time. And Father had lied about this"

This quote connects to the question because telling the truth can be somewhat bad sometimes because when someone finds out the real truth later on, then it will hurt them. So when Christopher found out that his Father had been lying to him the whole time about his Mother being dead, he was scared of him.

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"Because... If you dont tell the truth now, then later on... later on it hurts even more." p120
Christophers father thought that it would be better to spare christophers feelings by saying that his mom had died rather than telling him that she left them. i think that lying this way about someone dying is not morally acceptable and that this is a terrible lie.

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"i wanted to write about something real."(pg6)
This shows that christopher only can write about things that have happened and has experienced. If he was to write about something that didn't happen would be a form of lying.

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At the end of the movie we were told that the grandmother had gone on to live even longer that she was expected to live. this shows that sometimes it is beneficial to lie because according to their beliefs people with cancer die of the fear and not of the cancer so they did not tell her. at the end this lie ended up being beneficial because the grandmother lived.

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"But I screamed and pushed him backward so that he fell off the bed and onto the floor."
(pg122)
This shows how christopher views lying and his reaction to finding out that his father killed wellington.

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"Mother had no died, Mother had been alive all this time. and father had lied about this" this quote shows that christopher feels hurt that hes father had lied to him about this. finding out that someone had lied to you is a terrible feeling and christopher would have been spared this emotions if only his dad had told him the truth.

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"isnt it wrong to lie?" "Its not really a lie" "yes it is" " a good one" This is the conversation that the doctor and billi are having infront of nai nai in english i think that its not morally acceptable to tell a lie about someones life like this and that a person should always have the right to know if they are about to die or not.