Victor Lustig Document (Part 1)

Victor Lustig Document (Part 1) The Man Who Sold The Eiffel Tower Context: Count Victor Lustig is an obvious alias. Lustig had gone by at least 45 recorded aliases throughout his career, but for the document’s sake we’ll refer to him as Victor Lustig. (Concealment) Despite his proclaimed status later, Lustig was born into poverty, therefore; he nor his family was never given the title of Count ever. (Fabrication) Victor was born into poverty, and had an abusive father. Records indicate he was beaten unmercifully with a bullwhip, with frequent thrashings by his abusive father. He was a very free-willed child, but mentally strong as well. At the age of 7, he was walking 3 miles every day to and from his school. Although Victor always appeared strong to his classmates, he was sick a great deal. He managed to keep this securely hidden from everyone around him. Migraines continued to plague him, his hands mysteriously swelled up in the summer months, and, on a trip to Prague, he fell and broke his collarbone. Nonetheless, he hated to miss even a day of school, where he had a perfect attendance record. (Stress Tolerance, Concealment) Victor was a very innovative child. For instance, he produced elaborate plans for a flying bicycle to his little brother and best friends. When Victor was 12, the school took a weeks’ break due to an Easter holiday, so Victor realized that anything he did during this time wouldn’t affect his perfect attendance record. Thus, he decided to go on an …