The Barber In 'Just Lather, That's All'

ust Do It Already! The Barber in “Just Lather, That’s All” should have killed the general when he had the chance, and become the martyr the town desperately needed. Sitting in the chair, The Barber “never had him so close” (Yates 1). The opportunity to have someone so deplorable and universally hated by the village within his grasp presented an opportunity that was extremely rare, and demanded a swift, direct response. The Barber was a rebel, and here was his chance to support the rebellion and free his people from the grasp of the tyrant killing those who only yearned for freedom. It did not even matter that the General knew the Barber was a rebel, the cocky attitude is one other reason the General deserved to die. The joy escaping