Does fiction reveal the truth? “Artists use lies to tell the truth” (V for Vendetta). This passage can be related to all narratives, whether it is films, poems or novels: the authors and creators of such a story use certain lies to tell the truth. No matter how big the truth may seem to one person, that same story may be irrelevant to others, making it not enjoyable to watch or read. When a reader picks up a book, does the story provide a vague description of what happened? Or does the author provide minute details on every page? We read books and marvel at films to distance ourselves from reality; Why? Because reality expresses the truth frankly and without a sense of detail, while fiction transforms reality and truth into poetry. For Tim O'Brien, the affects and guilt he faced extended far beyond the Vietnam War. Truth is connected to guilt in many ways. For example, in “Good Form” O'Brien plays with the readers' minds and their understanding of the truth. He claims that he didn't kill the man he saw die on the path outside My Khe, that he simply saw it happen. “Dad, tell me...