Theme Of Just Lather That's All

The short story “Sweat,” by Zora Neale Hurston, seems to exemplify the epitome of a bad marriage. Hurston uses foreshadowing and irony to demonstrate the disintegrated relationship between the abusive husband and the diligent wife. Throughout the story, it becomes obvious that the husband does not oblige by the motto, “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” Hurston’s use of irony and foreshadowing helps reveal the fact that “the good will prevail” and Sykes will finally get what he deserves.

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

"Stories that show all too clearly how airily Faulkner can reproduce the manipulation of the reader's emotions is the real aim of the commercial short story. (Kazin 162) . "The total story says what has been said in so much successful literature." (Lewis 157) . "Man's plight is tragic, but that there is heroism in an attempt to rise above it."(Lewis 157) .

In the short story, “Sweat” the narrator conveys the suspenseful, yet sympathetic tone by using literary elements such as, vivid imagery, poor diction, and irony. The narrator portrays the main character Delia as a sympathetic and familiar portrait, while portraying her husband Skyes as unfaithful and cruel. The backgrounds of the main characters, play an important role when developing the tone of the story.

How do authors write stories that make you want to read on? This is called suspense. Authors use different kinds of suspense techniques to keep the reader engaged in the story. The short story, “Lather and Nothing Else,” by Hernando Tellez is about a barber who has a hard time deciding whether or not to kill Captain Torres, the rebel executioner. The barber thinks that killing the Captain will make him a murderer, but a hero at the same time. Hernando Tellez creates suspense by foreshadowing, showing the character’s thoughts, and by using descriptive words.

“Just Lather, That’s All” proves that decisions people make and the dilemmas they end up in reflect largely on their personalities. Decisions show everyone what kind of person you are (enthusiastic, depressed, anger-deprived, intelligent, careful, judgmental, etc.) This short story is about a war between the governments’ military forces and the protestors (‘The Rebels”). During this war, there was a local barber in the town. The captain (of the troops against the protestors) came into

As I was about to walk in the barber shop, I suddenly remembered what my Lieutenant had to say to me, “don’t go in the shop, he’ll kill you, he’s a rebel”. While these interpretations have a chance of being valid, I continue to believe that killing isn’t an easy task due to the repercussions that come along with it. When I entered the barber shop, I could see an individual who was tall and was carrying a muscular build. At this point of time, the barber had not yet noticed me, so I took a few steps and made sure I was visible in his peripheral vision. Eventually, I was noticed and a few seconds later, conversation was initiated on how my beard is four days late a shave. After several minutes of discussion, I was indeed ready for my face to become hairless. He sat me down in his

There is not a contradiction between what the narrator says and his behaviours. There is not a contradiction because The barber/Narrator did not kill Torres proving his point that he is a better person than Torres and is not a killer. During the shaving, the barber states "I don't want blood on my hands, just lather that's all." which shows that the barber did not have the intent to kill Torres he just wanted to be a barber. A person can be a rebel without being a bad person. Furthermore, another example showing that the barber is not a murderer because of his comments is because everyone gets thoughts like those sometimes. If they were put in a circumstance where they had their enemy in the grasp of their hands. They are normal thoughts if

The main theme in the short story “Lather and Nothing Else” by Hernando Tellez is that personal morals determine the outcome when it comes down to a choice between good and evil. The barber, the main character of the story, reveals the main theme as he struggles between being “a murderer or hero” (Tellez, 97), wrestles with his own morals, and understands that one’s actions have consequences. First, the barber is faced with the choice of acting on his impulses to slit Captain Torres’ throat thereby avenging his people or doing his work honourably and providing the Captain “just with lather, and nothing else.” (102) While the barber contemplates the outcomes that will come if he kills Captain Torres’, his morals help him come to the conclusion

While reading the short story “Sweat” it is very clear that the author uses irony, symbolism, and figurative language to help with the shaping of the story.

This clever story is crafted down to the smallest detail - every word and expression implies something, often has a second meaning and so manipulates the reader's opinion. The factor that makes this story even more

Stories are written to give a moral lesson for its readers and the best way to bring a moral message is to choose the right themes for your writing. In the stories “The Ingrate” and “Albert and Esene” we can feel how authors want to convey their readers in problems main characters are facing in their lives. “The Ingrate” is about African American slave who was raised by white, intelligent and rich family. “Albert and Esene” is describing a good relationship between a husband and a wife. However, both of these stories share the same themes such as unrespect, discrimination and self- esteem which finishing authors ideas with happy end. Unrespect, discrimination and self-esteem are themes shared by both stories to learn what writers had in mind

In the short stories, “I Stand Here Ironing” and “My Father sits in the Dark”, there are misunderstandings between the parent and child. In the story “I Stand Here Ironing”, the conflict is between the narrator and herself. The mother is struggling with regrets over the desire to give her daughter, Emily a good life. She regrets that she was not the best mother to her daughter because of unfortunate events. She claims she did what she had to do in order for the both of them to survive.

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The combs she desires is a symbol that the author uses to show what one person is willing to sacrifice for another. The comb is what the husband is after, in order to show how much he loves his wife. This helps develop the theme by showing how much they care for each other and the irony is that their sacrifices caused them to not enjoy their gifts. This is a perfect way to develop the theme because these prized posessions that we desire can make you feel happy. They are poor which is hard for them to show love to each