Read the excerpt from "lather and nothing else." and so, which will it be? murderer or hero? my fate hangs on the edge of this razor blade. i can turn my wrist slightly, put a bit more pressure on the blade, let it sink in. the skin will yield like silk, like rubber, like the strop. there is nothing more tender than a man’s skin, and the blood is always there, ready to burst forth. a razor like this cannot fail. it is the best one i have. but i don’t want to be a murderer. no, sir. you came in to be shaved. and i do my work honorably. i don’t want to stain my hands with blood. just with lather, and nothing else. which conflict is revealed in this excerpt? the customer is arguing with the barber about becoming a murderer against his will. the customer is arguing with the barber about his violent activities in the barbershop. the barber must choose between using a sharp razor or a rubber strop to stop his enemy. the barber must choose between hurting an enemy or being an ethical worker.

The barber must choose between hurting an enemy or being an ethical worker.

In this excerpt, the barber is not arguing with the client. Instead, he is having an internal dialogue with himself. The man who has come in to get his beard shaven is his enemy, and he is in a privileged position if he wanted to harm him. However, on the other hand, he is worried about both the ethics of killing and the ethics of his job. He must choose between these two options, which poses a dilemma.

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