Truth Versus Fiction

Truth can in most often cases also be fiction. There is believable truth that could be found out to never really happened. Like presented in the video we watched in class about O'Briens work, he mentioned that his work was based on true events but not all of what he stated was truth. He used true experiences and true stories, and added fictional details. This is an example of a true fiction story. Sometimes in real life people tell stories that are true, but aren't entirely true. They add details or take out details that cause their stories to not be entirely true. In the novel we read in class "The Things They Carried", the stories that were told were true, but not all of the stories were true. For example, O'Brien stated in his work that he had a daughter named Katherine. When we viewed his interview in class he admitted that in real life he doesn't have a daughter named Katherine. O'Brien also admitted that there were other details in his book that were based off the truth but were bent, or twisted. This is one way that people tell stories even today in real life, they are not always entirely true, but in fact based off the truth.