pathological lying theme
A character lies compulsively and disproportionately to any discernible end in view.
4 total · 1 choice · 2 major · 1 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tz1959e3x30 | choice | Mr. Sommerset Frisby was the biggest liar ever born, we learn. |
| novel: The Driver's Seat (1970) | major | Lise changes her story and contradicts her earlier statements many times to different people for no obvious reason but probably quite deliberately |
| talesoftheunexpected7x15 | major | Jane told Gregory an completely untrue story about how her step-father and his son had bother died tragically. When Gregory ran away in a panic after the father and son returned, Jane told her family that he had run away because he was afraid of dogs, and then began to tell them an elaborate fiction about Gregory. |
| ds95x16 | minor | Richard appeared to exaggerate his own accomplishments and future opportunities |