Just Lather That's All Analysis

In the following paragraphs I will be analyzing Charlie’s moral personality. Charlie’s moral development characteristics will be deeply analyzed. His characteristics will be assessed and compared to Kohlber’s theory of moral development. I will be giving examples of Charlie’s moral characteristics in relation to Kolhber’s moral theory. The reasons of why the character is not in any of the other stages of development will also be discussed. I will also make comparison of my observations to the different stages of moral development in Charlie’s character. Charlie’s moral behavior differs throughout the movie and goes thru continuous changes.

In conclusion, it could be said that the barber is a coward for letting such an opportunity slip away, but he clearly thought his decision through as he stated the observation, "No one deserves the sacrifice others make in becoming an assassin." (Tellez). He chose his reputation as a barber, his very chance at staying alive, and his morals over the option of assassinating Captain

Whether it’s education in a classroom or a sport on a team, the parents player or students become a reason for them to be able to speak upon values,

I do agree with the barber’s decision to not kill Torres because what Torres did to those rebels is not enough reason to justify killing someone, I secondly think that the blood would be on his hands and the fact that the barber would have to kill someone is wrong, lastly I believe that the Barber would be a criminal if he ended up killing Torres which would be a bigger problem. First off I value murder at the highest extent its wrong no matter what the victim has done its wrong, you can’t justify killing anyone. Secondly the barber says “I don’t want blood on my hands. Just lather, that’s all”. Which I think to have the thought that he killed someone in his head emotionally affects someone to most people’s breaking point and the barber wouldn’t be able to live with himself at least I think so.

The Barber now has a problem when he tells us that “now with the enemy in my house I felt a certain responsibility”(14). As the story goes on the Barber has a lot to think about, lots of questions, thoughts going through his mind, when the question comes to him “and so, which will it be? Murder or hero”(17) the decision is hard.The ways of killing the Captain would have been easy, the aftermath would have been hard, but now the Barber has live with fear of what can happen if the Captain wants revenge on the Barber for even thinking of trying to kill him. Justice was definitely served to the Barber because he has the chance to be a hero for his people and he did not take his chance and now has to live with an uncertainty attitude of his

The barber is constantly imagining how he could kill the captain, which paints a vivid image in readers heads. The barber pictures his actions, and this helps him come to the conclusion about killing the captain. He makes sure to put everything into consideration so he will make no errors. The barber goes in for the last shave. His “Fate hangs on the edge of this razor blade. I can turn my wrist slightly, put a bit more pressure on the blade, let it sink in. The skin will yield like silk, like rubber, like the strop. There is nothing more tender than a man’s skin, and the blood is always there, ready to burst forth. A razor like this cannot fail. It is the best one I have. But I don’t want to be a murderer. No, sir. You [are] c[oming] in to be shaved. And I do my work honorably. I don’t want to stain my hands with blood. Just with lather, and nothing else. You are an executioner; I am only a barber. Each one to his job. That’s it. Each one to his job”(346). This passage is filled with imagery, and one simile which helps to discover the theme. The imagery is used to create a picture of what the scene would like like, if he were to kill the Captain. The similes help to create a more detailed picture of the scene. He pictures the amount of pressure he will use, and describes how the skin will react using a simile. He figures that “The skin will yield like silk, like rubber, like

“I’m sure that one solid stroke, one deep incision would prevent pain. He wouldn't suffer”. As the Barber believes this, he shows that Torres would not be killed painfully. The other rebels may have believed that Torres should have been given a slow and gruesome death, or, that he should suffer for all the emotional and physical damage Torres put upon the village. By killing Torres too quick and easily, it shows the Barber being to nice and this would cause the village to think his personality is vulnerable.

Since Captain Torres is the enemy he wants to kill him because captain Torres kills people. The whole time he was shaving the Captain he was planning to kill him. Therefore, the barber planned to kill Captain

Have you ever speculated how the development of the individual’s happiness is achieved? In “Just lather that's all” the story is Portrayed as the Barber. An enemy spy that was appointed there on a single mission to get the entail on the military. And then the captain of the military”Captain Torres” the man famously known for killing the most men the men that “The Barber” worked alongside. In this essay the impressive development of multiple character’s happiness will be told and by whose help is achieved.

The last paragraph of the story makes the reader reconsider his/her interpretation of the story because it gives an insight to the captain’s view on his job. The story was introduced with the barber being terrified of Captain Torres and during the time that he was shaving the captain, he thought of whether or not he should kill him. Throughout the whole story, the captain was depicted as a cruel and heartless man who hunts rebels and kills them in a painful and undignified way. During his shave, the captain was boasting about his kills and how the rebels that the army caught would have meet a fate worse than the previous rebels who were hanged in public and used as target practice. The reaction and thoughts of the barber and the dialogue of

This officer has killed many people like the barber, the barber was conflicted on killing the officer to avenge all the lives that have been lost because of him. The barber then realized that he is not a murderer but a barber. The barber saw that if he were to kill this man it would not make a difference in the killing that happens to other revolutionaries as there is more than one officer that is in charge of the killings. If the barber were to go in with his temptations without realizing the consequences it would end in a disaster for him since he would get killed too. Another example is in the short story The Skating Party, a man named Nathan fell in love with a woman named Delia which he had no chance with since she was married.

In the novel, Just Lather, That’s All, The barber is faced with Captain Torres, a leader of an anti-rebel group, and must decide whether he should kill Torres or let him get away. The conflicted barber is an informant for the rebel group and believes in the cause of the revolutionaries. As he plans on murdering Torres, he slowly realizes all of the consequences and negative repercussions that would follow his actions. Firstly, the barber is only an informant for the revolutionary party and not an assassin or hitman. It would be out of line for him to take Torres’ life, as it is not his job. Furthermore, killing the Captain would not be good for the barber’s reputation or his sense of pride. Finally, if he were to act upon his anger and kill

This quote by T.S Eliot, conveys the idea that those who seem to have good intentions may actually be doing something evil and vice versa. In the story “Just Lather, That’s All” by Hernando Tellez, the antagonist, Captain Torres, is seen as an evil character with barbaric tendencies. His duty as an executioner causes people to see him as “evil”. Whilst the Captain is seen as cruel and merciless, the protagonist, the Barber, is portrayed as honourable, serving to the needs of people. There is an obvious tension between the Barber and Captain, due to their underlying relationship. In addition, their conflicting characters make it difficult to see any similarities between

The emotions evoked by thought and dialogue showcase the contrast between the barber and Captain Torres, and ultimately portrays their static and dynamic characteristics. As the plot unfolds, the former remains indecisive and tentative about his actions, while the latter reveals a softer, different side of feeling in the story’s final moments. From the beginning, the barber “hone[s] [his] razor” (Téllez 342) as a way to “cover [his] nervousness” (Téllez 342). Even after he is done shaving Torres, the barber is “very pale” (Téllez 346), his “shirt soaked in sweat” (Téllez 346). Although pondering his dilemma for quite a significant amount of time, his nervousness remains constant, and appears to be irresolute. Torres, on the other hand, is

The author uses the character of Balducci to show what happens when people follow the rules without hesitation. For example, when Balducci arrives into the school to leave the Arab with Daru, and Daru shows himself discontent with that unforeseen problem, he says, “Those are the orders” (Camus). Balducci as a man of law must follow whatever thing is said to him, and he will do it for sure without dubiety; in addition, Balducci remarks, “[Y]ou must sign, that 's the rule” (Camus). He has to obey all the requisites and commandments that his work dictates, and he can’t avoid doing this because he will break all the goodness that justice represents. Nevertheless, Camus tries to point out if a person who only follow a guide or manual for every decision he or she made. That person is, in fact, making no choices, and he or she does not have to face and think about what is right or wrong because that person will search and do whatever is said in that guide. Particularly, in this story, Balducci notes, “You don 't get used to putting a rope on a man even after years of it…” (Camus). Even though he does not