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Even though she is protecting her father, Sade feels guilty about hiding the truth when she arrives in London because throughout her life she has always been taught to tell the truth, the whole truth. This is demonstrated when Sade remembers the proverb her mother always repeats; “The truth keeps hands cleaner than soap.” (p. 74). This proverb has taught Sade that if she tells the truth her conscience will remain clean and she will remain truthful to herself and those around her. And so throughout her childhood, Sade has been taught to always say what is true and never hide the truth from others. To now have to hide the truth and lie to the people that she meets when she arrives in London, even though she is doing it to protect her father, Sade undoubtedly feels guilty for she is going against everything she has always been taught and every lesson her parents have taught to her. In conclusion, the guilt Sade is feeling from having to hide the truth from others because it goes against what she has always been taught.
Even though she is protecting her father, Sade feels guilty about hiding the truth when she arrives in London because throughout her life she has always been taught to tell the truth, the whole truth. This is demonstrated when Sade remembers the proverb her mother always repeats; “The truth keeps hands cleaner than soap.” (p. 74). This proverb has taught Sade that if she tells the truth her conscience will remain clean and she will remain truthful to herself and those around her. And so throughout her childhood, Sade has been taught to always say what is true and never hide the truth from others. To now have to hide the truth and lie to the people that she meets when she arrives in London, even though she is doing it to protect her father, Sade undoubtedly feels guilty for she is going against everything she has always been taught and every lesson her parents have taught to her. In conclusion, the guilt Sade is feeling from having to hide the truth from others because it goes against what she has always been taught.
