Character analysis The story, “Just Lather That’s All,” was written by Hernando Téllez and translated by Donald A. Yates. This was a first-person narrative that was told by the barber but the main antagonist of the story was a man named Captain Torres. Torres was a brave, imaginative and violent person. First of all, the story happened in a barbershop in a small Colombian town.
I think it would have been more effective if it was told in the view of the narrator. If it was told in a different view, we wouldn’t know the narrator's thought or feelings. Also being told in first person lets the story be told as true as possible instead of having it be told of a speculator. LIke in the email by Sergeant Tina M.Beller, “The Smell Of Fresh Paint”, and the short story “International Reality Consultants,LTD.” by Amy VAughan. Being in the view of the narrator is more effective than being in another point of view.
It also helps the reader understand what is happening in his life and helps us see through his eyes or smell what he smells. In conclusion, POV or first person can help the reader understand and connect with the
The type of point of view is great for a reader because we are able to understand how the characters are thinking and feeling,
Good vs. Evil Are humans evil and do good to make up for their evilness or are they good and just make bad judgment calls? It is obvious through reading “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez, “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant, and “The Black Cat’’ by Edgar Allen Poe that people are really good but make bad judgment calls. The first example of this is in “Lather and Nothing Else”.
The Barber’s Brave and Heroic Act In the short story, “Just Lather, That’s All” by Hernando Tellez, the barber makes the right decision by not killing Caption Torres. He makes the right choice because he wants to be known for his job as a barber, he does not want to be a murderer, and because he does not want to deal with the aftermath; if he killed him. To start off, the barber has a passion for his job and enjoys it. He wants to be the best barber in town.
In the short story, “Just Lather, That’s All” by Hernando Tellez, Captain Torres, the leader of the military, walked into a barber's shop to see if the barber, a rebel, would kill him or not. Although the barber and Captain Torres are both enemies from separate groups, it is the barber’s integrity that keeps them both alive, as the barber is the one that could kill Captain Torres faster. The barber had many chances to assassinate Captain Torres, but he did not act on any of them. While the barber is shaving Captain Torres, the captain is taunting the barber, talking about all the rebels he killed in the past few days, including “[the rebels] deep in the woods” (2) and “hanging the naked rebels and then holding target practice on certain parts
The author showing what the characters in a story are thinking can help them determine what point of view the author is writing
“True!- nervous-very,very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?” (par. 1) First person point of view is unique, because it shows the reader every thought of the main character. Other points of view convey the thoughts
Since Beah told his story from the first person point of view, the reader was able to see, feel, and try to relate to what he was going through during this horrible time in his life. Next, Beah chose to put certain information into his
The use of first-person point of view, gave a better understanding of the thoughts coming from the janitor and how he analyzed 14-A’s mental condition throughout the story and used it against her. By using that point of view, the reader is able to dig into the janitor’s reasoning for wanting to mistreat 14-A as he had done. The janitor’s point of view has no limitations due to him being the main character and his being able to speak to the elderly lady in the story. Hinshaw uses the first-person point of view to reveal what is going on in the story, instead of not letting the readers know what is going inside of the main character’s mind. Not only is the point of view in the story important, but as a matter as fact so is the
By having this story in first person point of view, it gives the readers an insight to how the narrator really feels about certain characters. It also allows the readers to view background information from the narrator, which allows the story to come together as a whole and be more
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.
I think the point of view for this article is important to the overall story. It is in first person point of view so we can get more insight into the monsters life and thoughts. He thinks a lot of things rather than saying them out loud. If it were a different narrator, we wouldn’t know what he was thinking. He is constantly keeping some of his thoughts to himself.
In “Just Lather, That’s All” by Hernado Tellez the story focuses on an interaction between the barber and Captain Torres. The barber is a rebel and is well aware of the workings of the captain when he enters his barber shop. The conflict of the story allows readers to see the barbers’ inner struggles. Despite the despicable acts of the captain the barber chooses the moral high ground in deciding not to kill him. Captain Torres demonstrates many complex characteristics.
