Characters
The narrator of the story?
The barber
Point of view of the story?
First-person
What the barber thinks will happen if he kills Torres?
He would be hunted down
Main setting of the story?
The barber shop
The man who enters the barber shop?
Captain Torres
The main internal conflict?
To kill or not to kill Torres
What the barber values more than revenge?
His honor / his work as a barber
Why did Captain Torres enter?
To get a shave
Captain Torres’s role besides being shaved?
A military that kills a rebel.
What violence leads to?
Endless revenge / more violence
Why Torres risk going to the barber?
To test him
What the barber imagines while shaving?
Cutting Captain Torres’s throat
How does the barber see himself?
A responsible barber who does his job properly.
What 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
The story suggests true strength comes from?
Restraint / choosing not to kill
What the barber’s decision shows about him?
The barber’s choice shows that our actions and decisions matter more than killing or revenge.
The barber’s final choice?
Not to kill Captain Torres