Essay+no.2

WDolphins10 November 27, 2007 Ruby

__//I Am the Cheese//__ //Essay// There are many issues discussed in this book and it really got me thinking about many things. Can you trust everyone? Who can't you trust? Is there anyone you CAN trust? This book mostly made me think about this. I wonder if it was different years ago. Like it says in the book, just one click on the other line, and someone might be listening. I had a situation once when I was put into the position of whether or not to trust a close friend. I was on the phone with my friend, and we were just talking casually. After we had talked about school, sports, and our lives in general, she brought up another person. She was saying mean things about this person and I did not say anything. I didn't know this person very well, so I just kept everything to myself (good choice). The next thing I heard was, “Oh just stop trying, (name of person).” After that, the line went dead. This person obviously set up a three-way phone call. I didn't know about the person on the other line. I didn't hear any “click” because the person was already on the other line. My “friend” tried to get me to say something mean! A true friend would never do that. I could never trust this person again. Trust is one of the most important things in a friendship, so we are no longer close friends. Trust issues are in the world everywhere today. The whiteness protection program protects people from people that they don't trust. Also, restraining orders keep people you don't trust away from you. There are many problems in the world today have to do with trust. Like in the book, people who testify against other people may go to the whiteness protection program for help. This program keeps people safe from the people they upset when testifying. They are usually provided with a new name and location. Some celebrities have restraining orders against people, most likely crazy fans, who they don't trust. Also, I have heard many of my friends have had the same phone experience that I did. Trust ruins relationships and trust is hard to get back. In the movie, Dan In Real Life, Dan betrayed his brother, Mitch, and lost his trust. Dan met a girl at a bookstore, and fell in love with her. It turns out that it's Mitch's new girlfriend, Marie! Dan and Marie are caught together, and Mitch gets very upset and feels betrayed. Dan is truly in love with Marie, but he feels terrible. Dan loses Mitch's trust as well as his families. His entire family is angry with him for this and he feels alone. He eventually earns his brothers trust back and the families relationship gets better. Trust is a really big deal. Trust and betrayal, two very strong things. Trust, you need it. Betrayal, you don't want to feel it. Every good relationship is based on trust. This author puts out a message that it is not safe to trust anyone.
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