No to the Truman World

After Truman realizes that he is living in a conspiratory world he does whatever it takes to escape. When he is given the final ultimatum (if he would remain in the Truman Show) he leaves the world without any hesitation. The reason behind his decision was not surprising because Truman's desire for the truth was evident. It was important that Truman left the world because every second he lived in that world he was wasting his life. Truman lived in a world where everything was controlled but him. He was a victim of a social experiment created by his own kind.

While living in the world, the only thing remotely productive that he had done was entertain people with no lives in the real world. Everything was a dead-end for Truman. He worked at a job where his work was useless, and he "loved" a woman who had no intention of ever reciprocating his love. The only positive aspect of living in a false world was that Truman was immune to bankruptcy. The false world did not offer the many perks of the real world: spontaneity, individuality, privacy, authenticity, freedom to explore, and many other factors. A world without any truth has no meaning. Lies are substanceless and meaningless. It is one thing to believe a lie, but it is worse to live a lie. For thirty years, Truman was barred from anything pristine. Without any exception, I think that it was essential for Truman to live in the real world.

Without any doubts I can say that I'd rather live in the world I live in as opposed to Truman's world. Even though it was called the Caroline Show I wouldn't want to live in it. I already hate the feeling that my every move is being judged and watched when I am in public, but the idea that literally every move I make is being scrutinized is very frightening. I hate deception, but living in the show would mean that I would never experience any natural reaction from people. I already fear being mislead by people; I don't want it to be a lifestyle. Truman also does not get what he truly wants while living in that world. He does not get the girl, nor does he get to travel as he wishes, and his dad was also cruelly taken away from him. If I ever choose the artificial world over the real world, the artificial world would atleast have to satisfy my every desire and fantasy. I do not ever want to be confined to anything. The real world isn't that big (in my opinion) but being limited to that small world is so not ambitious.

After defending the real world, my values of truth rose to the surface. If I reflect, honesty has always been valuable to me. I hate deception because it makes it harder to become vulnerable and put trust in things. If we put our trust it things we can rely, and depend upon it, which is a good feeling. Truth also has structure, and people need balance in their lives, because instablity is not good. It is hard to compeltely simplify and rationalize why I value truth, because my value for truth happens so naturally. Other things I value of the real world, that make me not want to live in the Truman world are spontaneity, privacy, and the other things I listed before.

These two worlds are as different as the two sayings," Tell me what I want to here," and, " What do you think, honestly?" From what I have observed most people see what they want to see, and a few people chase the truth. It is hard to explain why truth is so important, but it's the only thing we can depend upon. It is like a spine for the world and it needs to exist, because I don't think people can ever flourish in a world completely comprised with lies.