Theme Of Just Lather That's All

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Just Lather, or Kill
Within the story “Just Lather, That’s All” the protagonist, the barber is placed into a situation in which he must act on a difficult decision. The barber was required to decide on whether to execute Captain Torres, the antagonist or complete his barber duties and let the captain go. Although the barber and Captain Torres were enemy’s the barber decided to complete his job and not end the captain 's life. If one were placed in the situation of the barber, one would have made the same dissection.
Firstly, Killing Captain Torres while performing his barber duties would have been a cowardly thing to do. “you came to me for a shave, and I perform my work honorably.” (Tellez 3). Therefore, killing the Captain while his eyes were closed …show more content…

there were many alterations that occurred to Teddy within the text, however, the ruinning of his childhood, his imagination and the relationship between him and his relatives were most severe and effective for Teddy.
The Most Dangerous ??????
“The Most Dangerous Game” offers a clever play on words, with “game” carrying two different meanings. The first being the animals and humans hunted, and the second being the competition aspect between Zaroff and Rainsford. The title advocates hunting other people is the most dangerous game, and people themselves are the most dangerous prey to hunt.
Within the title the word “game” is a double entendre, meaning it can be perceived in one way or another, however, I believe it can be understood in both manners. Within the text, the word “game” is referred to in the sense of hunting prey a majority of times. “You 're a big game hunter, not a philosopher.” ( Connell14). The protagonist, Rainsford uses the word “game” in the sense of hunting within the text, meaning the word can be perceived in such a

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