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Discuss The Trust Of The Innocent Is The Liar's Most Useful Tool By Stephen King

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“The trust of the innocent is the liar's most useful tool” by Stephen King the fresh quotes. The conflicts that charlotte faces in the book True Confessions Of Charlotte Doyelsupport the theme be careful in who you trust. One example of being careful who you trust is When Zechariah gave Charlotte the dirk and tells her she will need it on pg. 25. This supports the theme because this gives her second thoughts as to why she might need the dirk. She has to be careful who she trust because if Zachariah is right there could be some really dangerous people on the ship. Then on page 85, Charlotte thinks she can trust the captain so she tells him about the crew's red robin but then on page 91. He reacts in a manner she did not think he would act
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