Lather And Nothing Else Character Analysis

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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. In literature, characters are generally considered either “round” or “flat” characters. A flat character is usually a stereotype and it is easy to guess