Literary Analysis Collection 1 In the 3 stories, “Liberty”, “The Sniper”, and “The Most Dangerous Game” there is conflict over the three stories. It all has a setting, conflict, and charters. Each charter has a conflict in each setting. But they have their similarities and differences.
Colton Galligos #5 Ms. Colman Language Arts 8I/8B 11/15/17 Truman novel essay Kamran Kamaran Smith is a senior in hHigh school who is on the football team, he has a great girlfriend, and is planning to go to the military academy. But suddenly everything changes when his brother Darius, is accused of being a terrorist. Kamran and a couple of other CIA agents go on a dangerous mission to save Darius from being used as a threat to the United Sstates. Many people believe that Kamran’s brother, Darius is actually a terrorist, but Kamran Kamaran helps prove those people wrong by saving his brother and thousands of lives.
The barber had the chance to kill him with the razor when he was shaving near Torres’ Adam’s apple. The barber thought about slitting his throat with the razor but stopped himself when the following thoughts came to his mind. For example, he stated “a blade like this doesn’t fail. It is my best. But I don’t want to be a murderer, no sir.
There are many similarities between the conflicts in “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Téllez and “The Sniper” by Liam O’Flaherty. “Lather” is a short story about a barber in the South American revolution who is secretly working as an informer for the revolutionaries and is presented with the opportunity to kill one of his worst enemies, Captain Torres, a leader in the revolution. Although he is only an informer and a barber, he has Captain Torres’ life in his hands and ponders whether to kill or not kill him, but in the ends lets him go unharmed. In “The Sniper”, a Republican sniper is presented with the task to kill a Free Staters sniper in a civil war. When he gets shot, he has to escape by killing the enemy sniper and manages to do so, but notices that the Free Staters sniper that
In Hernando Tellez’s short story, “Lather and Nothing Else”, Tellez successfully creates suspense throughout the story, a story about a barber and his dilemma of whether or not he should kill his enemy, who also happens to be his client. The story is entertaining yet suspenseful from using a variety of strategies to create suspense throughout the story. Tellez uses two main methods throughout the story, first person point of view and the two main conflicts introduced in the story. Since Tellez uses first person point of view it makes the reader feel like they are the main character himself. The reader goes through the main character's thought process, making readers wonder what the main character is planning.
This demonstrates how the external conflict of man vs man, or Gally killing Chuck leads to an internal conflict of self-control. Thomas, who is not normally a hot head, was heavily affected by the external conflict and was filled with rage. The rage controlled him, and the rage from Gally killing Chuck leads to an internal conflict within Thomas. Gally’s external conflict with Chuck directly affected Thomas’ internal emotions and actions which highlights how the external conflict influences his internal
In “Lather and Nothing Else”, written by Hernando Tellez, a barber in the revolutionary movement has to decide what to do when a captain in the army comes into his barber shop. The barber, a secret member of the revolution, is a spy masquerading in plain sight to gather information. The captain is revealed to have captured and murdered fourteen rebels from the barber’s movement. The captain is recognized by the barber because they had briefly crossed paths four days beforehand. The barber is an exceptionally round character and therefore provides an indepth look into the mind of a rebel.
The lieutenant was charged with delivering an important message to a Cuban general. The book was seen as the perfect portrayal of loyalty and obedience. There are multiple tactical lessons that can be taken from this book/essay, not only to include how individual ethics can create an enormous impact.
The choice not to kill in “Lather and Nothing Else” In the short story “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez, the barber is given a choice to either kill Torres, or let him live. By not killing Torres, the barber saves his reputation and can continue to be conscientious and proud. When an unarmed Captain Torres walks into the shop for a shave, the barber is given a difficult decision to kill or not to kill him. “Yes.
Despite adversities the human spirit continues to shine through as an indelible mark of humanity. Humanity when faced with hardships either conforms to it suppressing unique individuality or rather than adapting chooses to fight in its own way. Conformity no matter how it appears on the surface rarely extinguishes what makes the core personality of an individual and whilst many confirm externally they hardly if ever truly give up their hopes and dreams. In situations like this the duality of external conforming compared the burning fire within usually results in living a splintered life. It comes about as a common aspect in the lives of both real individuals and fictional characters such as Ignacio in Jared Hess’s Nacho Libre.
John Stratton heads to Yemen on a mission to track down a dangerous Al Qaeda cell at the behest of the Secret Intelligence Service. However, when ruthless Somali pirates kidnap them, they learn how it is to be mere bargaining chips in the hands of men with no regard for human life. What makes the situation even more dangerous is that the Pirates are no ordinary hostage takers, but rather a division of a sickening Jihadist organization. Now facing battle hardened warriors that have no feat Stratton’s ingenuity and skill in difficult situations must be brought to bear of he is to hold on to values he holds dear while remaining
In “Lather and Nothing Else” a short story by Hernando Tellez, the barber did make the right decision of not murdering Captain Torres because the barber doesn’t ruin his reputation and he knows that he’s not a murderer. By not killing Torres, the barber doesn’t ruin his reputation of being a barber which means he can keep doing his job. The barber is fond of how “[he’s] doing [his] job honorably” (Tellez par. 20) and that he is respected for how well he performs his job. Since the barber is known for being incredibly skilled at his craft, the thought of killing someone while doing what he is passionate about will be a great dishonor to him.
The barber was sharpening his razors for his next customer when a captain who has murdered a lot of people walks in looking for a shave. When the barber recognized the captain, he “started to tremble”. Hoping to conceal my emotions, I continued sharpening the razor” (Téllez 1). This evidence proves how the pressure he was facing helped him make the decision by showing how the barber started to tremble in fear at the sight of the killer captain, showing he is nervous, it can also be seen that he is concealing his emotions, showing us how he is worried that the captain might find out that the barber is aware of what the captain does. These 2 factors when he was under pressure led him to the easy flowing, and quick decision to continue to sharpen his razor and not say, or do anything that could jeopardize himself.
Completion to Admission The barber and Captain Torres have an intense relationship as Torres knows that the barber could kill him at an instant, and the barber knows that he has an opportunity to either be an avenger for his people or a coward murderer. Hernando Tellez keeps the reader interested from the start of the story until the end of the story by developing the characters well and by keeping the plot exciting. Lather and Nothing Else adds a taste of excitement that makes the reader imagine what could happen and how it could turn out to be. Tellez also makes some references to other media and literature like the barber could be related to a novice killer that is nervous and afraid.
In The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield is a rebellious and angsty teen who suffers from internal and external conflict. Holden continously tries to create a conflict where there is none. However, after he creates these issues he is unwilling to face them. Holden’s internal conflict is his inability to accept responsibility for his actions, while his external conflict is the tension between him and anyone who succeeds. In this manner Holden continually pushes people away and refuses to accept the existence of these conflicts until the end of the novel.
