Summary Of One Of Us Is Lying

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One of Us is Lying by Karen M. McManus is set in modern-day California. The characters attend Bayview High School, and technology plays a major role in their lives. It negatively impacts their day-to-day lives, but it also causes characters to be thrust into new environments. The setting of One of Us is Lying heavily influences the story by opening opportunities for McManus to use certain modern themes, forcing characters to adapt to new environments, and causing characters to learn more about themselves. In One of Us is Lying, Simon, the murder victim, runs a blog called About That where he posts reveals about his classmates. Although victims may deny Simon’s claims, Bayview High’s students have come to an unspoken consensus that his posts are …show more content…

She spent days and weeks wishing he would forgive her and stop acting so cold towards her so her life could go back to normal, but she finally realized that “normal” didn’t mean “good.” Addy began to understand how submissive she was towards Jake when they were together. She noticed that she had been constantly told what to do, how to act, and how to dress. For example, when she was dressed cozy to go to the beach in the evening and Jake told her to put on something cuter because he had never liked her in clothes that weren’t form-fitting (McManus 63). She realized that she didn’t need to be walked over and stepped on. Addy became aware that she actually had thoughts of her own, and she was someone without Jake. Her new environment when she joined the murder club helped push her to notice how smart, brave, and bold, she was. She needed to decide what she was comfortable with -- not what she was told she was comfortable with -- because no one told Addy anymore. Her new group encouraged her decisions and personal choices. When thrown into her new environment, Addy learned how strong and independent she could really

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