The Theme of Honesty in “Romeo & Juliet”, Monster, and What Happened to Cass McBride

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appears throughout the story. The story gets its plot from a note which shared its honest opinions on David, leading to David’s suicide. Cass, in fear of losing her life, tells Kyle numerous lies to help get out of the box that she was trapped inside. Also, Mr. McBride believed that being dishonest for self-benefit, however at the end of the book he learned to value more important things than himself, like Cass. If Mr. McBride taught Cass how to keep bad things to herself, even if their honest, then maybe David would have never killed himself.
The novel Monster also contains many moments where the theme honesty is relevant. The convicts who are persecuting against Steve display the fear behind being honest. The convicts were granted less jail time if they contributed in the prosecution, therefore leading them to say what the prosecution wanted them to say. If the convicts had told the truth then the prosecution would have been weak and the convicts would not be granted a ...

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