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Ms. Narwin's 'Nothing But The Truth'

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Nothing But The Truth is full of characters that are inconsistent with their arguments and will not accept that they are wrong. All characters change the facts in different ways. Phillip's dad cherry picks what his son says to support that Ms. Narwin is at fault. Ms. Narwin tells two different stories, the true one to her sister and the slightly altered one to her higher ups. Phillip is another case entirely, he commits slander, which he could have been sued for. Phillip changes facts and puts words into Ms. Narwin's mouth. The Superintendent is guilty for changing a public document to fit his argument. The reporter just takes things out of proportions. Most of the after effects of this were completely unnecessary. All this trouble caused by …show more content…

He changes the truth to protect himself and hurt the reputation of Ms. Narwin. It works to some extent, except for the people that actually know her. On page ___, Phillip changes Ms. Narwin's words from a real reason to her hating patriotism. While on the other hand, Ms. Narwin is a regular, old English teacher that just wants her students to succeed. She is the definition of a teacher stereotype. She changes the truth by telling her higher ups and her sister different stories. Phillip's dad worsens the situation by pure ignorance. he cherry picks what Phillip say and uses them as god's word. Super intendant, Phillip's neighbor The current superintendent has only one goal for the entire book. Get the budget to stay above the required amount. He will do anything to keep it where it is at. Change public documents, lie, and even change sides when the other side is winning. To be perfectly honest, he is the prime example of a political scumbag. Phillip's neighbor, Ted, who is running for superintendent, does not stay with the story at all. Ted changes the entire perspective on the situation and is the reason this story becomes known country wide. He just wants to get into

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