The Role Of Lies In 'The Drawer Boy'

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Lies play a very large role in this play. As readers, we see what the effects of lying are and what it does to a person’s character. Different things can cause people to lie for different reasons. Even if something terrible happens, is it okay to lie to someone to make them feel better? The biggest lie told in The Drawer Boy is told by Morgan to Angus. The lie is about the reason their fiancees are no longer around. Morgan tells this lie to Angus the night the girls left them. He knew that it would hurt Angus too much to tell him that they left due to his actions, instead he told him that they died in an accident. Continuing to tell this lie for so many years would only have a negative impact on Morgan. Since Morgan allowed it to go on for