The entirety of “The Cask of Amontillado” brims with deception, from luring Fortunato into the catacombs to challenging his skill as a wine connoisseur to defacing Fortunato's manhood through health. It is truly extraordinary that human beings can only make words; that a person can completely implant certain ideas or actions into a person without the suspicion of being controlled like a joystick in a game. It is even more evident in today's society when considering politicians and the government itself. A great example is the controversy over the 2nd Amendment, the right to keep and bear arms, and the main problem is that the media has intentionally planted incorrect and misleading facts about guns, and this deception that guns are bad is simply not True. A gun is a tool. The government wants to implement new “regulations and laws”, but it will end here, NO! The end result will be to continue to restrict guns until they ban them, and what exactly is happening in California right now (see www.americangunfacts.com). "The Lottery" uses a form of deception by brainwashing the citizens of the city into believing that killing or savagely stoning a member of the city is the right action. The citizens don't even bat an eyelid when the organized event begins. "Mr. Summers often spoke to the villagers about the possibility of creating a new box,