People have been telling stories for as long as man could speak. The stories included fiction and non-fiction. Non-fiction stories would tell the truth, what really happens. The truth is what actually is and is a fact to some people. Some people, including story tellers, bend the truth or lie to tell people what they want to hear. When people start to believe these lies as the truth is when people's perspective comes into play. …showed first 75 words of 1487 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1487 total…lie and a lie could be the truth. Burt may never realize the truth that his marriage is over, but until then he'll still feel jealous around his ex-wife. The old men at Fatre Cove may never want to hear the truth but they'll have to eventually. These four authors are all trying to portray is that "truth" is simply a construct in our minds that can be explained and comprehended differently by different people.