Analysis Of Keith Chesterton s On Lying - 1642 Words

Savannah Moore Ms. Elliott English 1A 25 January 2016 Essay Questions â€Å"On Lying in Bed Reading Question Three: Gilbert Keith Chesterton’s, â€Å"On Lying in Bed (1906)†, is an essay that both presents and challenges modern societal thinking on moral and society itself. He presents his problems and solutions in one abstract and abnormally creative way, through the anecdotal problem of him trying to find a wall in his house to paint upon, and the discoveries he makes while lying in bed. From this he expands indefinitely in many directions. Two main points are made here. One: society has gained a backwards and unethical understanding on societal importances on human appearance, of both outer looks and the appearance of your life or lifestyle, and moral. As Chesterton claims This it is considered more withering to accuse a man of bad taste than of bad ethics. (Chesterton, 3) What he says here is truly simple, that as a society we care far too much on the outward appearance of people and care far to little on wether or not they have goo d moral. This thinking is destructive. It had the potential to not only further corrupt society but negatively impact our relationships with others. The second point derives completely from the first. Simply put, it is to not let society dictate your actions and to not let what it says play a large importance on how you make decisions. As we can see in an example set by the lemmings, if we only follow society and do what everyone else does,