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Analysis Of Hernando Tellez's Lather And Nothing Else

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In Hernando Tellez’s “Lather and Nothing Else,” the barber is faced with an internal conflict that will define life or death toward a revolutionary that walks through his shop. This relates to the theme because in life, there will be conflicts and one should be calm and make the right decision. The barber shows his internal conflict;“I was stropping my best razor, and when I recognized him, I started to shake.” This showed fear ,and Predicament. The revolutionary expands the barbers fears when he says “We caught the leaders, some of them we brought back dead others are still alive,” “Shortly after he started to tremble.” The barber is nervous, and has a connection with the people the revolutionary has spoken about. Although the barber is nervous,
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