Another topic discussed by that post was the need to exaggerate truths in order to tell a story properly. I feel that sometimes I need to do the same in order to tell a story properly. When I feel like I wanted the audience to think how I think, to feel how I feel, and to temporarily place themselves in my shoes and my brain, I needed to exaggerate. I want to paint an emotional picture to reflect how I felt, and perhaps give justification as to how I reacted a certain way.
Exaggerating the truth, however, is not quite lying. The facts are all there – but since ultimately I wanted to convey accurately my emotional state in a certain moment, I wanted to find a way to get them to completely understand, or at least relate, to my story.
