Snake Dance

* Do you respect Jerry for lying to his p arents? Why or why not? Would you do the same in his position? Explain ** on that point are situations for people where it is necessary to lie. These lies are called white lies and usually they are told for good purposes. Therefore often people dont exact upset about these lies. Sometimes,people are in situations where they have to lie. However to a degree the lies a not hurtfull for people. They are told to avoid hurting some other people feelings. For instance in the story Snake Dance Jerry lies to his acquire about his life.He tells her buzz off that he has a scholarship for his football and he doesnt need property. Nonetheless he practises in a milkshake store and sells milkshakes. He lies to his sire because he knows that his mother wouldnt let him send money to her if she knew that Jerry needed the money himself. As a result Jerry lies to her mother so that his mother can afford infirmary charges without worrying about his son. T his means that by lying Jerry aims to make things easier for his mother. Futher much Jerry alike tries to make her mother happy about Jerrys life. An example of this is when Jerry told her mother that his team won the match because of him.This shows that Jerry is trying to make his mother rarefied and cheerfull. This way she would be joyfull herself and she would make lead off joyfull too. Secondly,in situations like Jerrys relation the truth may be more painfull. For example if Jerry told the truth his mother probably would be depressed. Since Pop is sick and Jerry has financial problems life would be twice as hard for her. She would have to think for both Pop and Jerry. As an example she would try to work too and she would be fatigued consequently she wouldnt be able to take care of Pop.Besides she wouldnt except money from Jerry if she knew he needed it. Thus Pops health could have gone worse. Moreover with Jerrys mom intimate the truth Jerrys families life would be more mi sarable,more difficult and more complicated. Consequently,If I was in Jerrys situation I would have through with(p) the same since it means making my mothers life easier. Due to my mothers life I would have lied to because it is more exhausting for a mother to wait after two people than a young man to work and send money to his family. Additionally Jerry had o help to his family for Pops health and the only way he could keep sending money was lying. Thus if I was Jerry I would have done the same because coition the truth can only make life harder for my family. In conclusion,I actualise that Jerry did the right thing by lying to his mother. I strongly believe that the truth would have cause difficulties in Jerrys mothers life. Therefore what Jerry did was idea about his mother more than himself. As a result I think he did the right thing and I respect Jerry for sex act this kind of a white lie to his parents.