Introduction: In this blog post I will be responding to a series of questions for my English 100 class about the podcast, What You Don't Know by Lulu Wang. In this story, Lulu's family decided not to tell her grandmother she had terminal cancer in hopes that she would get better. I will discuss my personal views and opinions about the story and share a narrative about when I had to tell someone a lie that had a major impact on a good friend. In the beginning of the podcast, I did not agree with the decision Wang's family made to deceive her NaiNai. I felt this way because if I was sick with a terminal disease, I would want to live every last day to the fullest and spend as much time as possible with the people I love. However, I am not really sure how I feel about the decision now, because at the end of the podcast NaiNai was still alive long after she was predicted to. The podcast also revealed that NaiNai did the same thing to her husband by withholding medical information in hopes he would get better. If that was my grandmother, I would have a very hard time keeping that secret from her and would feel very guilty about it, although it may have been the best choice for her in the end. A few years ago, I had to tell a lie to my best friend, not because I wanted to, but it was the best choice for everyone. Her grandmom was very sick and passed away while she was away on vacation with me and my family. Her mom asked me to keep this from her for the rest of the week so she could have a good time and so her mom could break the news to her herself. I chose to do this because I knew her grandmom would not have wanted her to be upset and I needed to respect her families wishes. A few years before, when I was sleeping over her house, my friend did something very similar for me. I was sleeping over her house, and that night, my grandmom died. My mom had asked her to keep me off my phone and to keep me occupied so I wouldn't find out until I came home the next day and my parents told me. We both told these difficult lies for what I believe are good reasons, and in the end it was ultimately the right choice.
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Sabatino
9/22/2017 12:57:23 pm
Thanks for sharing this post. Your summary provides important details of the story and your argumentative response explains how more context helped you to consider the complexity associated with the family's choice to deceive the grandmother.
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Brianna Costa
10/30/2017 10:20:59 am
I thought in the beginning keeping the secret from Nainai was also wrong and if I was in there shoes I am not sure if I would be able to do it. It seems in the end that the decision was right. Looking back now that we know the whole story do you support their decision?
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