Lather And Nothing Else By Hernando Tellez

As 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 in the story with hints given to the reader (mood). Symbolism is a tool for figurative language. It's where one thing represents another, but without directly saying it is. At the beginning of the story, as the captain was sitting in a chair,
The “Lukewarm water” and “Cool caress” symbolize the emotions of both the barber and captain. Throughout the short story, the barber thinks of blood often. A quote from the story saying “a drop of blood.” symbolizes that the barber has a specific thought, being harmful that is. In conclusion, ‘blood’ and the temperature of things symbolize the barber's intentions and mindset throughout the arrival and departure of the captain. Mood is another tool for figurative language. It is when emotions come into place. Both symbolism and mood can be conjoined together, can be alone on its own, or combined with other figurative language examples. At the beginning of the short story, the captain walks into the barbershop. The barber instantly starts to shake at the sight of the captain. A sentence from the story, being “Started to shake,” shows that the barber was nervous at the sight of the captain. After the captain walks into the barbers shop, the Captain sits in a barber chair after hanging his gun holster and other things. The captain seemed very calm and at ease. “The man closed his eyes wearily and awaited” vaguely indicates the mood of the