Because the Barber was a spacko
No, the barber has not killed any of Captain Torres' men. He struggles with the decision of whether or not to kill Captain Torres, who is his enemy, while providing him with a shave. Ultimately, he decides not to commit murder.
The barber and Torres first engage in external conflict when the barber secretly plans to kill Torres as an act of revenge for torturing him during the war. This conflict unfolds gradually as the barber prepares to carry out his plan.
The protagonist in "Just Lather, That's All" is the barber who grapples with whether to kill Captain Torres, the antagonist who represents the oppressive military regime. The story explores the inner conflict of the barber as he debates between his duty as a barber to provide a close shave and his desire for vengeance against Torres.
Torres probably doubted the barber had the nerve to kill him. Torres was probably trying to see how the barber would react.
False. The barber only realized Torres suspected him of being a rebel when Torres asked him to join the revolutionary group.
false
The two conflicts in "Just Lather, That's All" are external and internal. The external conflict is between the barber, who is a rebel sympathizer, and Captain Torres, a brutal military commander. The internal conflict is within the barber himself, as he wrestles with the decision of whether or not to kill Captain Torres while shaving him.
False
No.True
The story "Lather and Nothing Else" by Hernando Tellez is narrated in the first person by the barber, who struggles with the moral dilemma of whether to kill Captain Torres or spare his life. The barber grapples with his internal conflict as he weighs the consequences of his decision.
He didnt mean to go to Torres Strait he was actually supposed to travel to Manila
The theme is that you should never kill someone, because its not an easy thing to do. --- The theme is that sometimes you face a moral dilemma, and decisions that you cannot avoid. The narrator stays true to his morals, despite having good reasons to violate them.