Entitlement In Kurt Vonnegut's Short Story 'The Lie'

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Entitlement in “The Lie” In his short story, “The Lie”, Kurt Vonnegut suggests that status should not entitle people to special treatment. When Doctor Remenzel learns that Eli hadn’t been accepted into Whitehill, he tries to use his connections to get Eli into the school. After hearing his request, all of the Board members refused to make an exception for Eli because of his family name. Subdued, Doctor Remenzel returns to his family to tell them what he tried to do. When Eli hears of his father’s actions, the author writes “‘Now I am ashamed,’ said Eli, and he showed that he was. Doctor Remenzel, in his wretchedness, could find no strong words to say. ‘I apologize to you both,’ he said at last. ‘It was a very bad thing to try’” (12). At the

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