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Mood and Narrative Techniques in "Lather and Nothing Else” — Quiz

Question 7 • English 9 CR SUSD (EX)

Which line from "Lather and Nothing Else" best reveals internal conflict?

Answer
A
To cover my nervousness, I went on honing the razor.
B
He evidently took it for granted that I was on the side of the existing regime.
C
He looked younger, several years younger than when he had come in.
D
And it would be so easy to kill him. He deserves it. Or does he? No!

Explanation

The barber is torn between killing Captain Torres and letting him live. In “He deserves it. Or does he? No!” he argues with himself, making his conflicting thoughts explicit. The other lines describe his nervousness, Torres’s assumptions, or his appearance rather than showing this moral struggle.

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