Characters
The narrator of the story?
The barber
Point of view of the story?
First-person
What does the barber thinks will happen if he kills Torres?
He would be hunted down
The main setting of the story?
The barber shop
Who was the man that entered the barber shop?
Captain Torres
The main internal conflict?
To kill or not to kill Torres
What does the barber value more than revenge?
His honor / his work as a barber
Why did Captain Torres enter?
To get a shave
what was Captain Torres’s role besides being shaved?
A military that kills a rebel.
What violence leads to?
Endless revenge / more violence
Why does Torres risk going to the barber?
to test him
What does the barber imagine while shaving?
Cutting Captain Torres’s throat
How does the barber see himself?
A responsible barber who does his job properly.
What does the barber shows by refusing to kill?
Self-control, respect for life
What he would lose if he became a murderer?
His identity will be known
Torres’s final reveal?
He knew the barber might want to kill him
The barber’s final choice?
Not to kill Captain Torres
What does the barber’s razor represent in the story besides being a tool?
It represents power and the choice between life and death.
What does the barber’s decision show about him?
The barber’s choice shows that our actions and decisions matter more than killing or revenge.
The story suggests true strength comes from?
Restraint / choosing not to kill