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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Actions “Just Lather‚ That’s All” and “The Fifty-First Dragon” 1Actions can often portray a person’s needs‚ wants‚ and hopes. 2“Just Lather‚ That’s All” by Hernando Tellez and “The Fifty-First Dragon” by Christopher Morley are two stories that convey that the two protagonist’s actions display how they feel. 3Both stories prove how their actions reveal what is on their minds‚ even though their situations are completely divergent. 4Allthough each of these short stories speak about the
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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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Just Lather‚ That’s All Analyzation The short story by Hernando Tellez called “Just Lather‚ That’s All is an epic battle of good vs. evil‚ or right against wrong. This is a battle going on between the protagonist and the antagonist‚ but the battle that I am referring to takes place inside of the mind of the main character. This paper discusses the plot‚ the entertainment style‚ the relationship between plot and character‚ and how the story is structured. This story is written in the
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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” has strong ties towards the world past and current. My topic for critical connections assignment is “Are morals more important than what is best?”. This theme in just lather that’s all can be seen in WWII when American and British armies would choose whether they would bomb German concentration camps and the trains leading to them. As this would stop Germans from killing them by concentration camps and give a chance for prisoners to escape and stop delivery of prisoners to
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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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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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