Nama: Limas Baginta Jurusan: Teknik Komputer NPM: 1306368690

Summary
MPK Bahasa Inggris

Just Lather, Thats All

By Hernando Tellez
An English short story Just Lather, Thats All by Hernando Tellez, tells about a barber faces a choice between killing Captain Torres with his razor and simply providing him with the perfect shave. Captain Torres walks in the barbershop for a shave. The barber started to tremble when he recognized Captain Torres, and the barber knows that Captain Torres is his enemy. The barber does not like him because he was against the rebels and he also killed many rebels with pleasure. The barber hates Captain Torres because of what he did with the rebels since the barber is a rebel himself. The barber confuses with his inner conflict. He is really scared about what he should do and what not. He also thinks about the possibility that he will get if he kills the Captain or whether he will become a town hero. As he is shaving the Captain he confuses himself to decide whether to kill Captain Torres or not. The barber is frustrated with his hatred against the Captain and his values for human life. After all that thought he decides not to kill Captain Torres. He believes he is a professional barber and is here to give him a shave. In the end, Captain Torres is done shaving he tells the barber They told me that youd kill me. I came to find out. But killing isnt easy. You c an take my word for it. This quote explains the Captain was killing people for a hard task and that not all rebels are enemies. The message of the story is that everyone has their respective role in certain times.