In “The Lie” written by Penn Warren conveys a fictional, yet wise, presentation of the common man’s exploitation by the powerful. To begin with, Warren’s fictional Meriwether Lewis is oblivious to the exploitation of Thomas Jefferson and the Government. Lewis pursues the Louisa Territory exploration with a zealous spirit and continually draws inspiration from the letter written by Thomas Jefferson on the “Day of Liberty on July 4, 1803”. Lewis is effectively ignored by Thomas Jefferson and the United States Government once he is appointed to the post of Governor of the New Territory, of which he first explored. This promotion would seemingly safeguard him within the elite’s power circle. However, this reasoning is proved to be specious. Since