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Summary Of White Lies By Natasha Trethewey

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The most meaningful word in the poem, "White Lies", written by Natasha Trethewey, is "lies", lies is the most meaningful word in the poem because the word lies supports the characters motivation, why she tells her lies, it also demonstrates her identity and how she hides it behind the lies. In the poem "White Lies" the author, Natasha Trethewey tells her readers the ways she hides behind her lies. The author told lies to make people believe she belonged to the wealthy parts of town. The author didn't share information about herself that made her sound poor she kept to herself. The author didn't want to have to lie to make her feel better about herself when her mom would find out and put soap in her mouth to clean her mouth, she'd hope it

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