Short Story Essay British Baptist Preacher Charles Spurgeon once said‚ “Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.” By reading “Lather and Nothing Else‚” “The Possibility of Evil” and through one’s one personal struggles this quote is found to be true. Everyone faces struggles with themselves. It is yourself that is your own enemy because your mind is what creates your fears‚ goals and weaknesses not someone else. The story “Lather and Nothing Else” talks about
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Critical Essay on “Lather and Nothing Else” It is difficult to decide which is the right decision to make when a situation presents itself. Normally‚ people carefully think over the consequences both positive and negative and we may believe that we have made the right choice although‚ others may not think so. The barber’s choice in the short story‚ "Lather and Nothing Else" written by Hernando Tellez‚ is negotiable. He is secretly a member of the resistance that is fighting against the government
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Have you ever contemplated killing someone? In the story “lather and nothing else” the two main characters both are thinking about killing one another. Since the barber had such an inability to take a life‚ he exhibited great self-control. It also showed how the barber thought by showing how he had a very logical way of thinking. The barber shows self-control multiple times in the story from beginning to end. The barber was in charge of giving Captain Torres a clean shave when doing this it says
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People must make a choice to resolve their problems when they are in trouble of their own inner conflicts. In the short story “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez‚ the barber conflicted himself because he must make a decision whether he killed the Captain Torres or not without danger. The barber’s first decision for resolving the conflict was simply to kill Captain Torres because Captain Torres was on a foray against his fellow revolutionaries. This would be a natural way of thinking for
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well he killed obviously killed rebels "The day when he ordered the town to line up on the patio of the schoolyard to watch the four rebels hanging there‚ I crossed his path for an instant. But the spectacle of the mutilated bodies prevented me from concentrating on the face of the man who planned the whole thing‚ the face I now held in my hands." and the main conflict is when his razor was just over the right spot over his neck‚ "the great vain"‚ whether or not to kill him‚ whether or not
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difficult choice in life. In both stories‚ “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez and “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost‚ they had to make a choice. They both tell us that some choices in life are hard to make.The authors explain to us how to make a choice by using point of view‚ symbolism‚ and conflict. The authors use point of view in the short story and poem to show how the their themes are similar. The short story “Lather and Nothing Else” the barber has to shave the man that comes in
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In the story “Lather and Nothing Else” the barber is the villain. For instance‚ the barber claims he is on the “opposing side” of Torres‚ as he says “I [am] on the side of the existing regime” (Téllez 182). This proves he is the villain‚ as a regime is a word used to describe a group/government that values order and control over personal freedom. Moreover‚ the barber recognizes that letting Torres leave his shop alive is a questionable decision. This is shown through one of the barber’s thoughts
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In‚”Lather and Nothing Else” a short story by Hernando Tellez explains a story about a barber who has an unexpected customer‚ Captain Torres‚ who needs a shave from his hard work of catching revolutionaries. The techniques used in the story are foreshadowing and internal conflict. The barber uses external movement and different reactions to what Torres does when the captain enters. The story shows foreshadowing and internal conflict to show suspense in the story. One way that Tellez uses foreshadowing
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people know‚ the easiest option isn’t always the right one. But the most obvious choices aren’t always the easiest‚ either. “Lather and nothing else” written by Hernando Tellez. A short story of a saga. Starts with a barber who has to shave a captain’s beard. However‚ he’s a killer who has the urge to kill the captain‚ since a lot of people want to kill the captain. The essay will be about how the barber keeps mentioning murder‚ but vaguely in different forms of words (foreshadowing). Also‚ the tension
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In the short story “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Téllez‚ Captain Torres is the villain. Captain Torres is the Captain of an army that kills and tortures the rebels in the town. Captain Torres has the composure of a villain. In the story‚ Captain Torres walks into the barber shop with the assumption that the barber will kill him. On the other hand‚ Torres keeps his composure by not showing the barber any fear and by keeping calm the entire time. In order to be a successful villain‚ you must
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