Week 6-A change in Micah

When Micah was just twelve years old she went through a change, from human to a wolf. It was a very painful experience for her, not only in the flesh but in her mind also. She wasn’t sure what was happening to her, yet she did know by what the greats had explained to her. After she had turned into a werewolf and felt what it was like to truly be free, she loved it. She loved how it felt to be free, to be able to play, sleep, and eat whenever she felt like it. The best part about it was that she could run faster as a wolf than she could as a human. After the first time she turned, that was all she could think about. She had thought about being a wolf all the time, to stop taking her pill. But on the other hand she also thought about what it would mean for her life if she stopped taking her pill. She would have to live on the farm, she wouldn’t be able to finish her education in high school and/or college. She wouldn’t be able to be around the ones she loved. Putting all of that together she thought it was best to continue taking her pill so she could stay with her family. But, if she had ended up doing that she would be worry free, she wouldn’t have to lie anymore about anything. I guess you have to weigh the importance of everything and see what you really want out of life.

Week 5- emotions

As I continue in this novel “Liar” it brings emotions from deep inside out. I don’t understand why Micah thinks that she has to lie about everything. For example, why would she tell us that her Great Uncle Hillard is dead when he is not? I mean, to us readers why would it matter? I am very intrigued by this book but on the other hand it makes me despise Micah. I have a family member who is a pathological liar and it not only hurts me but it also hurts my family as well. For as long as I can remember my mom has always been a liar. What I don’t understand about it is that a mom is not supposed to lie, they are not supposed to talk bad about their children. I do not believe that lying is heriditary. That person chooses to lie whether it be because they want more attention or that they are so caught up in their lies that they don’t know what is the truth and what is not. Micah and my mom are a lot alike in many ways, except I think my mother may lie more. Do they not think they are causing damage by doing this? Micah is labeled a freak and liar at school, what person would want to be dis-liked, why would she not want to have more friends and have them trust her? I can understand lying about little things like if someone asks you if their hair looks okay, that is to spare their feelings but not lying about someone being dead or having cancer (my mom). I work very hard at not being the person Micah or my mother is and I never lie to my kids because I don’t want them to feel the way I always have since I was little.

Week 4- Liar

The main character in the book “Liar” is Micah Wilkins. She is a habitual liar who can not be trusted with anything that she says. When you read this book, Micah makes everything sound so believable in one part but then in the next she contradicts herself and shows herself to be a liar. Micah is not worthy of praise and one can only give criticism about her for many reasons. First, telling lies is never a good thing and will always catch up to you in some way. From birth we are taught to always tell the truth but when it comes to habitual liars, to them lying is the truth because when they lie they actually start believing it and can see no other way.
Micah knows that she is a liar and knows that it is wrong but yet she still continues to do it and for no good reason. The things in this book that she lies about are stupid things to lie about like being a boy her freshman year, and a hermaphrodite. The only benefits from telling those two lies is to get in good with other male students and to play basketball, so why couldn’t she of just played it off as a tomboy and did it that way, then she wouldn’t be lying to everyone. Maybe if her parents were more involved in her life and gave her hard discipline then she would try to change the way she is living her life and become a better person that everyone can trust.