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  • Jul 12, 2012, 08:52 PM
    hi15789
    How to write a thesis statement in a theme literary paragraph
    So my theme is "the courage to stand up to an enemy" how would I write a thesis statement about this? I am currently stuck on this. Need help.

    Thanks
  • Jul 12, 2012, 08:54 PM
    Wondergirl
    What have you written so far? (substitute "bully" for "enemy")
  • Jul 12, 2012, 08:56 PM
    hi15789
    Right now I have

    In Hernando Tellez "Just rather, that's all"

    I don't know how to write a thesis statement in a theme paragragh
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:01 PM
    Wondergirl
    A thesis statement requires argument and support. It states plainly what you are trying to persuade your readers to believe.

    What do you want your readers to believe?
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:03 PM
    hi15789
    I want them to believe that "it takes courage to stand up to an enemy"
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:05 PM
    Wondergirl
    Have you read the short story?
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:06 PM
    hi15789
    Yes
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:08 PM
    Wondergirl
    Who are the two main characters?
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:09 PM
    hi15789
    The barber and the captain (soilder)
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:10 PM
    Wondergirl
    You do realize the correct title is "Just Lather, That's All."

    "Lather," not "rather," like you wrote.
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:12 PM
    hi15789
    Oh, sorry about that, I just realized that
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:13 PM
    Wondergirl
    What's the main idea of the story (in ten words or less)?
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:16 PM
    hi15789
    There is this soiler who came into the barber shop to get his beard (neck) shaved. The barber knows that he kills people and his has the shaving blade. He was deciding to kill him (slicing his throat) but he didn't. This barber has the sharpest shaving blade in town
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:17 PM
    hi15789
    And [he] has the shaving blade

    Sorry for the typo
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:18 PM
    hi15789
    Then the soilder said at the end "they told me that you'd kill me. I came to find out But killing isn't easy. You can take my word for it"
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:19 PM
    Wondergirl
    So what is the tension in the story? The irony?
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:21 PM
    hi15789
    The tension is that the barber could have killed the soilder because the soilder kills other people (innocent people). But the barber stepped back because he thought about his future. Like if I killed him I have to leave everything and start a new life, I will loose my respect in this town etc...
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:23 PM
    Wondergirl
    You're thinking too much.

    What's the tension--short and sweet explanation.
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:25 PM
    hi15789
    Baber was going to slice his throat with his shaving blade while the soilder was on the chair. Tension is on the barber should I kill him or not.
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:27 PM
    Wondergirl
    No.

    Through the whole story, we read the thoughts of the barber struggling with himself whether to kill the Captain who is murdering people in the barber's village.

    Okay so far?
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:27 PM
    hi15789
    Yes
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:30 PM
    Wondergirl
    And the Captain could have killed the barber at any time. Right?
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:31 PM
    hi15789
    Nope, once he was done his shave he left
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:32 PM
    Wondergirl
    The Captain could have killed the barber any time he was in the barbershop.
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:35 PM
    Wondergirl
    But the Captain, while he was in the shop, DID NOT kill the barber who was an enemy. Why not?
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:35 PM
    hi15789
    Nope, once that barber was done shaving, the captain said "they told me that you'd kill me. I came to find out. But killing isn't easy. You can take my word for it". Then the captain left the shop once he is done saying this
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:36 PM
    Wondergirl
    You're overthinking it again and going too fast. Answer my question just before this screen.
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:37 PM
    hi15789
    Captain was there to find out if the barber would killed him
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:38 PM
    Wondergirl
    Not true. Why did the captain come into the barber shop?
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:42 PM
    hi15789
    Captain came to the barber shop to see if the barber would sliced his throat. Because the captain would kill rebel people. The barber is a rebel and he knows that the captain kills rebel people. This was a chance for the barber to kill him (to get revenge) of what the soilder have done to his people. However the barber thought about his future. He the barber had killed him, he had to give up everything and move to a different city. But he does not want do this. So the barber did not sliced his throat.
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:43 PM
    Wondergirl
    No. You are thinking too hard. Why did the captain come into the barber shop?
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:45 PM
    hi15789
    here is the summary from

    Just Lather, That s All- Summary - Research Paper - Ramankaur05

    The short story Just Lather, That's All, written by Hernando Tellez, is set in a barbershop in a small Colombian town. Captain Torres walks in the barbershop for a shave. The barber began to tremble when he recognized Captain Torres, and secretly Captain Torres is his enemy. The barber doesn't like Captain because he was against the rebels and he also killed many rebels with pleasure. The barber hates him because of what he did with the rebels since the barber is a rebel himself. The barber struggles with his inner conflict. He is really confused and scared about what he should do and what not. He also thinks about the consequences he will get if he kills the Captain or whether he will. Become a town hero. As he is shaving the Captain he struggles within himself to decide whether to kill Captain Torres or not. The barber is frustrated with his hatred for the Captain and his values for human life. After all that thought he decides not to kill Caption Torres. He believes he is a professional barber and is here to give him a shave. Once Captain Torres is done shaving he tells the barber “They told me that you'd kill me. I came to find out. But killing isn't easy. You can take my word for it.” This quote clearly explains that even the Captain finds killing people a hard task and that not all rebels are enemies. The main message of the story is that everyone has their own place in the scheme of things.
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:48 PM
    Wondergirl
    Please answer my question.

    Why did the captain come into the barber shop? Three words will do it.
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:49 PM
    hi15789
    Captain came to see if the barber would kill him. The barber enemy is the captain
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:50 PM
    Wondergirl
    Again I ask, Why did the captain come into the barber shop?
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:50 PM
    hi15789
    To see if the barber would kill him.
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:51 PM
    hi15789
    He was testing him if the barber would kill him.
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:52 PM
    Wondergirl
    Oh, come on. What happens during most of the story? Why is the captain there in the barber shop?
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:53 PM
    hi15789
    The captain came to get his beard shaved.
  • Jul 12, 2012, 09:55 PM
    Wondergirl
    Yes, thank you (finally!! ). The captain came in to get his beard shaved.

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