Preview

Villains In 'Lather And Nothing Else'

Satisfactory Essays
Open Document
Open Document
261 Words
Grammar
Grammar
Plagiarism
Plagiarism
Writing
Writing
Score
Score
Villains In 'Lather And Nothing Else'
In the story “Lather and Nothing Else” the barber is the villain. For instance, the barber claims he is on the “opposing side” of Torres, as he says “I [am] on the side of the existing regime” (Téllez 182). This proves he is the villain, as a regime is a word used to describe a group/government that values order and control over personal freedom. Moreover, the barber recognizes that letting Torres leave his shop alive is a questionable decision. This is shown through one of the barber’s thoughts, “it would be difficult to explain that I…let him go in peace, alive [and] clean shaven” (Téllez 182). This represents that at an early part of the book, Torres is yet to do anything moderately dangerous, and the barber is still worrying about leaving
Continue Reading
View Writing Issues

You May Also Find These Documents Helpful

  • Good Essays

    Just Lather That's All Summary
    • 389 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Just Lather That's All Summary

    The description of Just Lather, That’s All by Hernan do Tellez makes the setting more believable. The author is able to use descriptive language too effectively to describe the weather, the auditory and the imagery sense. Tellez used auditory imagery to express the thought of the barber. As the barber went back and forth contemplating weather to kill Captain Torres, the barber thought, “I could cut his throat just so- zip, zip” (Tellez 50).…

    • 389 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Just Lather That's All Summary
    • 155 Words
    • 1 Page

    Just Lather That's All Summary

    In “Just Lather, That’s All” by Hernado Tellez, the barber, the protagonist of the story, is faced with a dilemma when he must determine whether it is right or wrong to commit murder. With his “destiny depend[ing] on the edge of [his] blade,” Tellez suppresses the barber’s final decision from the reader until the end of the story, in order hold their attention. Additionally, the indeterminate ending prevents the plot’s intrigue from dissolving by leaving much to the reader’s interpretation. There is no closure to the situation; because of the barber’s final decision, the captain’s exit from the barbershop arouses as many questions for the reader as does his arrival at the beginning of the story. This generates additional fear for the barber…

    • 155 Words
    • 1 Page
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Explain Why The Barber Shouldn T Kill Torres
    • 350 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Explain Why The Barber Shouldn T Kill Torres

    Not only does the barber have so much there in town but only he knows how much he has outside of town too. With the result of Torres being dead, there is a mess that would need to be cleaned. The barber…

    • 350 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Argumentive Paragraph: The Cowardly Barber
    • 481 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Argumentive Paragraph: The Cowardly Barber

    In the story, “Just Lather, That’s All” by Hernando Tellez, the barber would have been a coward had he killed Captain Torres because, when he killed the captain he was unarmed. Secondly, he would have to flee leaving all he had behind. Lastly, he would have been vulnerable. The barber was weak and afraid of killing captain Torres and to be called as the murderer of the captain. The barber would have been a coward because; he killed the captain when he was unarmed. As soon as the captain entered, “he took off his bullet – studded belt that his gun holster dangled from. He hung it up on a wall hook and placed his military cap over it” (48). The barber knew that the captain was unarmed and as per his…

    • 481 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Theme Development In Just Lather That's All
    • 379 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Theme Development In Just Lather That's All

    The main character, the barber, an important character in the development of the story, has to deal with a life changing decision; he can either kill his enemy, Captain Torres, or he can choose a higher path and give him the perfect shave. Firstly, the barber has too much pride in his work. ‘’One of the tiny pores could be opened up and issue forth its pearl of blood. A good barber such as I prides…

    • 379 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Comparative Essay Example on Gregory and Lathe and Nothing Else
    • 408 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Comparative Essay Example on Gregory and Lathe and Nothing Else

    Ioannides and Tellez both talk about how altered our decisions become at times of war, and how the unexpected conquers the expected and it is then that the truth of one’s identity (protagonist) is unveiled. In Gregory “When the order came, it was like a thunderbolt” (Paos Ioannides 3), the author wishes to emphasize on the irony of the friendship of an inmate and the soldier, and how he gets to choose between friendship and duty to his country. This quote highlights how reality struck the author because he knew it was a do or die situation. In the end he does what he thinks is best for him and shoots Gregory. When the author says “You see, this Gregory was such a miserable little creature, such a puny little thing, such a nobody…” (Paos Ioannides 2), he’s portraying his altered side, his true reality because later in the text he declares Gregory as his friend. He tries to justify his actions by altering his thinking about Gregory. In Lather and Nothing Else the protagonist deals with the situation in a similar yet different way. The quote “you came so that I could shave you. And I’m doing the job honourably….I don’t want to stain myself with blood. Just lather, and nothing else” (Hernando Tellez 3), shows how the author analysed the consequences of killing the captain which costs him his career- his most valued possession, hence he chose his career over rebellion, though the captain was his enemy, he could have simply avenged the deaths of his fellow rebels and he wouldn’t have to live with the fact that he could have killed…

    • 408 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Analysis Of Just Lather That's All
    • 255 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Analysis Of Just Lather That's All

    of things”(51). The barber looks if his choices are negatively impacting others and makes a…

    • 255 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Evil In 'The Screwtape Letters'
    • 133 Words
    • 1 Page

    Evil In 'The Screwtape Letters'

    The Screwtape Letters is a very important to me. It gives me the insight of how the devil does things to try to lure my soul into hell. It teaches me that some things that I may do are not necessarily good for my and my Christian lifestyle. Throughout this essay I will be citing examples from the book on how the evil uses the appearance of the good to further its aims. This book contains letters wrote by a demon named, Screwtape, who writes letters to his nephew, Wormwood, explaining on how to capture the soul of the good. The soul they are trying to capture is of the Patient. The Patient is a new Christian, he is continually having doubts and going back and forth between doing good things and…

    • 133 Words
    • 1 Page
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Villain Archetypes
    • 486 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Villain Archetypes

    Both Ms. Strangeworth from “The Possibility of Evil” and Captain Torres from “Lather and Nothing Else” represent the villain archetype; however, Miss Strangeworth better represents it because she enjoys the evil she causes, whereas Captain Torres does not. First of all, the roles of the characters are shown as villains throughout both of the stories. In the case of Miss Strangeworth, it is when she sends her malicious messages to the town without regard for their feelings (Jackson 5). Meanwhile, Captain Torres is revealed as the villain when the barber remembers “...the sight of the mutilated bodies kept me from noticing the man who had directed it all” (Tellez 1) about the captain. The two of them do horrible things to their respective towns; Miss Strangeworth, by sending her…

    • 486 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Lather or Blood
    • 768 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Lather or Blood

    “Just Lather, That’s All” tends to set confliction in the minds of its readers. “The day he ordered the whole town to file into the patio of the school to see the four rebels hanging there, I came face to face with him for an instance. But the sight of the mutilated bodies kept me from noticing the face of the man who had directed it all, the face I was about to take into my hands,” said the barber. This quote shows the barber’s realization and emotion over the situation. “On the other hand I, with his razor in my hands, stroking and restroking his skin, trying to keep blood from oozing from these pores, can’t even think clearly. Curse him for coming, because I’m a revolutionary and not a murderer. And how easy it would be to kill him. And he deserves it. Does he? No! No one deserves to have someone else make the sacrifice of becoming a murderer. What do you gain by it? Nothing,” he thinks. This shows precisely the confliction and confusion of the barber’s emotions on the subject of murder.…

    • 768 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Murderer In Lord Of The Flies Persuasive Essay
    • 628 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Murderer In Lord Of The Flies Persuasive Essay

    The barber would have killed Captain Torres for the sake of the revolutionary group he was part of. However, there were risks that came with killing the captain: "I would have to flee, leaving all I have behind, and take refuge far away, far, far away. But they would follow until they found me." (Tellez, 16) Jack on the other hand, was mainly driven with the force of his own selfish reasons to be highly regarded among the boys, to get another chance at being leader. As seen in these stories as well as in human nature, a selfish motive is usually more motivating than a motive to help others; Jack decided to kill, while the barber decided not to because of the risks that were…

    • 628 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Satisfactory Essays

    Elizabethan Medicine
    • 517 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Elizabethan Medicine

    Paraphrasing: The Barbers were inferior to the Surgeons, although they also belonged to the Company of Barber Surgeons. They were only allowed to pull teeth or draw blood.…

    • 517 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Different Characteristics of Literary Villains in Department 19, Macbeth, and The Social Network
    • 1170 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Different Characteristics of Literary Villains in Department 19, Macbeth, and The Social Network

    Through the study of the three texts; Department 19 by Will Hill, ‘Macbeth’ the play and The Social Network by David Fincher, it is evident that literary villains are archetypes that often represent the evil side of human nature. One may argue that each villain has certain traits that allow the reader to be drawn to the terror and horror of their deeds yet also allow readers to reflect upon the society that has created such individuals. Authors stray their villains from the stereotype to keep the modern audience engaged.…

    • 1170 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    Othello: Iago's Villains
    • 530 Words
    • 3 Pages

    Othello: Iago's Villains

    In almost everything you read or watch there is a villain. Villains have been used in stories for a very long time. One particular villain, Iago from the play Othello by Julius Caesar, is a very famous villain. Iago was an extremely bad guy in this play and was always up to no good. The character Iago and his traits have influenced many more modern villains. Iago influenced other villains with his criminal traits of being evil, egotistical, and dishonesty.…

    • 530 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More
  • Good Essays

    How Is Curley's Wife A Villain
    • 282 Words
    • 2 Pages

    How Is Curley's Wife A Villain

    “We cannot succeed when were held back”. In Of Mice and Men John Steinbeck creates this character that is portrayed to be a villain. She is a married woman who flirts with men and is referred to as a tart. She can also be described as kind of a trouble maker. She has gotten men on the ranch in trouble with her husband,Curley, and doesn't seem loyal to him.But she can also be labeled as a victim.She is isolated and mistreated by Curley,who she doesn't like any ways and is called names by the men on the ranch ,which she has to stay on.…

    • 282 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
    Read More

Related Topics