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Summary Of Lather And Nothing Else By Hernando Tellez

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Dwight Lyman Moody once said "Character is what you are in the dark". An analogy you are most yourself when no one is watching you. I agree with this quotation because often characters are forced to hide who they are. In the short story "Lather and Nothing Else" by Hernando Tellez uses the barber's thoughts, his actions, and his dedication to his job show that the barber hides who he truly is. In the short story "Lather and Nothing Else" the barber is an enemy to the captain and has to hide who he is and he is hiding his thoughts of what he will do about the captain basically in the palm of his hand. It states in the short story "Lather and Nothing Else" "From his throat a stream of blood would flow on the sheet, over the chair, down on my hands, onto the floor. I would have to close the door." This quote means the barber is planning a way to kill the captain without getting caught. He sees in his head what would happen if the kills the captain at that moment. His thoughts shows he is an enemy of the captain and no one else knows so he would need to hide who he really is. …show more content…

In the short story is talks about how the bare has his blade on the captains throat next to his great vein but does not kill him. Also is talks about how he is shaking like a regular murderer because he is tempted to kill the captain but he does not. In other words the barber can kill the captain with the opportunity he has but he keeps his true character hidden and keeps him self from killing the captain. Through every opportunity the barber still chooses to hide his

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