Transcript Just LaTher, That`s all

By Hernando Tellez
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Born in 1908 in Bogota, Colombia
Entered the world of journalism at a young
age
He was involved in politics
Was a Senator in Colombia
Was Colombia’s ambassador
in the United Nations
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I think the narrator is a hero because he
over came the feeling of murdering
Captain Torres, even though Captain
Torres has murder many of the narrator’s
friends.
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The author creates tension during the first
four paragraphs of the story.
“Hoping to conceal my emotion, I
continued sharpening the razor. I tested
it on the meat of my thumb, and held it up
to the light.” Details like “sharpening the
razor” help create tension to the beginning
of the story.
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The type of government would most
likely be communist and there would
probably be laws such as no rebelling
against the government.
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hero- a man of distinguished courage or ability,
admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities.
Ex: The barber, because he sees himself as a hero
an not a murderer.
Imagery- figurative description or illustration;
rhetorical images collectively. Ex: Blood would
keep inching along the floor until it reached the
street, like a little stream.
Situational Irony- a situation in which actions have
an effect that is opposite from what was intended,
so that the outcome is contrary to what was
expected. Ex: The revolutionary already knew that
the barber was a spy.
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Hyperbole- an extravagant statement or
figure of speech not intended to be taken
literally. Ex: It’s hot as hell.
Protagonist- The barber
Antagonist- Torres
Setting- In a barber shop
Conflict- the rebel which is the barber is
shaving the beard of the murderer which is
Torres. The barber is thinking about being
a hero or a murderer.
Theme- A hero doesn’t have to be a
murderer.
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Torres entered
the shop, and the
barber was
nervous when he
recognized
Torres.
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Torres was an
executioner. But the
barber shaved
Torres’s beard just
like how he shaved
any other customer.
Because He was a
conscientious barber
and proud of the
precision required of
his profession.
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Torres was asking
the barber to go to
the school at six for
the punishment of
those rebels he
caught. But the
barber was secretly a
rebel.
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The barber was
thinking about whether
he should kill Torres or
not . He would become
a hero or a murderer. If
he had pressed harder
on the razor, Torres
would have died. But he
didn’t want to be a
murderer. Torres came
to him for a shave, and
the barber performed
his work honorably. He
didn’t want blood on
his hand .
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When the barber
was done with
shaving ,Torres said
that he was here to
check if the barber
was going to kill
him. Torres already
knew that the
barber was a rebel.
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