ways. The barber is precise with the way he shaves a customer’s beard. He consistently sharpens his razor - not only when he does not have a customer‚ but also during the shave to make sure no pearl of blood is allowed to seep from its pore. (page 15) Just as the barber does‚ Torres carries out his job as an executioner with the best of his ability. He plays his role as a military officer well‚ as proven through his actions. Torres went on a long‚ four day expedition in search of rebels deep in the woods
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Just Lather‚ that’s all is a short story written by Hernando Tellez. It is about the conflict between a rebel disguised as a barber and an executioner in a war-torn-shop. Having been secretly affected by the harsh punishments of the executioner and his army‚ the barber finds himself conflicted about having Captain Torres’s life in his hands. While shaving Captain Torres’s beard‚ the barber decided to spare him his life because he is against murder‚ but is worried that his people may take him for
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diverse perspectives‚ the audience can see how they are encouraged to learn to be compassionate‚ uphold moral integrity‚ and respect cultural and environmental values. This is evident in the short stories Thank You‚ Ma’am‚ by Langston Hughes‚ Just Lather‚ That’s All by Hernando Téllez‚ and Freeing
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“Just lather‚ that’s all” retrieves Elements Plot * Introduction: A man walks into a barber shop. Once the barber recognizes the customer he becomes anxious. The man removes his military attire and prepares for his shave. * Rising action: the barber and the still mysterious man start to talk about the Characters * The barber: the barber is the protagonist of the story. He is secretly a rebel who retaliates against Captain Torres. He is a man who has impeccable morals and holds
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the hinges to his destiny. In the end the Barber’s decision to spare Torres’ life impacted him discovering that Torres had a secret of his own. ‘Just Lather That’s All’ displays Everywhere we look we see people suffering‚ kids with cancer‚ brain damage‚ or even something as little as a sore throat. Each of these situations are different yet they are all similar. In each of these circumstances the community is there to love‚ help and support. Over that last bit of time this is what I have been focusing
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Just Lather‚ That’s All Heather Radtke ENG2D Mr. Langevin Holy Trinity Catholic Secondary School 19/09/2013 In hopes character description on Captain Torres in the short story “Just Lather‚ That’s All”‚ got straight to the point‚ used examples that went with her descriptions‚ and knew what the theme was of the story. Hope got to the point of the story a lot faster than I did in my opinion piece‚ which made hers a lot more precise then my own. She also wrote
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In the short story‚ Just Lather‚ That’s All‚ the author Hernando Téllez addresses the importance of making moral decisions. The barber‚ the protagonist‚ wishes to do his job honourably and he weighs his options - when deciding to kill Captain Torres. The barber ponders “Murder or hero? […] But I don’t want to be a murder. You came for a shave. And I perform my work honourably… I don’t want blood on my hands. […] Each person has his own place in the scheme of things”(51). The barber looks if his
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Just Lather‚ That’s All: principles vs. actions In Hernando Tellez’s Just Lather‚ That’s All; despite given the opportunity to greatly help the revolutionists‚ the Barber cannot murder Captain Torres because the act goes against his moral beliefs. Even killing an evil man is beyond his personal principles. On the other hand‚ Captain Torres is more than capable of killing the Barber‚ but his arrogance prevents him. His intentional provocation of the Barber tests the revolutionist; he knows the potential
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The description of Just Lather‚ That’s All by Hernan do Tellez makes the setting more believable. The author is able to use descriptive language too effectively to describe the weather‚ the auditory and the imagery sense. Tellez used auditory imagery to express the thought of the barber. As the barber went back and forth contemplating weather to kill Captain Torres‚ the barber thought‚ “I could cut his throat just so- zip‚ zip” (Tellez 50). The barber relationship with Captain Torres is an unstable
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ust Do It Already! The Barber in “Just Lather‚ That’s All” should have killed the general when he had the chance‚ and become the martyr the town desperately needed. Sitting in the chair‚ The Barber “never had him so close” (Yates 1). The opportunity to have someone so deplorable and universally hated by the village within his grasp presented an opportunity that was extremely rare‚ and demanded a swift‚ direct response. The Barber was a rebel‚ and here was his chance to support the rebellion
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