I'm very new to coding and right now my code is really bulky and I want to know if there is a way to make a more compact function to check answers, right now I just have if then statements copied and pasted over and over with the variable capitalized and spelled a different way every time, for example, for no I have if then statements for N,n,no,NO,No,nO.

```
local men = io.read()
if men == "N" then 
    print(" You decide that you're fine with getting pushed around for your whole life, so you continue like that until you are old and die. THE END")
    return
end
if men == "NO" then 
    print(" You decide that you're fine with getting pushed around for your whole life, so you continue like that until you are old and die. THE END")
    return
end
if men == "no" then 
    print(" You decide that you're fine with getting pushed around for your whole life, so you continue like that until you are old and die. THE END")
    return
end
if men == "No" then 
    print(" You decide that you're fine with getting pushed around for your whole life, so you continue like that until you are old and die. THE END")
    return
end
if men == "n" then 
    print(" You decide that you're fine with getting pushed around for your whole life, so you continue like that until you are old and die. THE END")
    return
end

```