O Tangled Web

I absolutely loved Elwell's piece "O Tangled Web." Anything involving psychology, such as why people act they way they do, fascinates me to no end. While part of me felt saddened by Muniz's unfortunate habit of pathological lying, I was so curious to figure out why he fabricated such stories with such detail. Not only did he lie about simple matters that maybe a "normal" person would lie about, but he fabricated such ridiculous stories for maybe the sole reason of appearing important or interesting. As I would assume it would for others, this piece made me consider people in my life who lie about irrelevant things and why they may do so. Maybe I should consider why the person is lying instead of what they are lying about. Also, one thing that caught my attention was the bit of hypocrasy that carried throughout the end of Elwell's piece. His piece is entitled "O Tangled Web," he is interested in Muniz to figure out why he tells lies of such grandeur, yet he lies to Muniz to get his story. It made me consider what lengths and how far journalists will go to get a story. I can imagine that there are many instances in which a story is born under false pretenses. I'm sure to most journalists a story is just a story.