Authors all around the world create characters in their stories to interpret important messages. “Just Lather, That’s All” by Hernando Tellez, “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson and “Fall of a City” by Alden Nowlan all use different characters to reveal a central idea that reflects on humanity. Hernando Tellez informs its readers about morality, Shirley Jackson shows deception and Alden Nowlan focuses on the loss of innocence and creativity.
Hernando Tellez, the author of “Just Lather, That’s All” created a barber and Captain Torres to display the differentiation in their moralities. The quote, “A man of imagination because who else would have thought of hanging the naked rebels and then holding target practice on certain parts of …show more content…
Strangeworth to represent the theme, looks can be deceiving. “Walking down mainstreet on a summer morning, Miss Strangeworth had to stop every minute or so to say good morning to someone or to ask after someone's health.” This shows that Miss Strangeworth was known to be a lady with a respectable reputation and an honourable nature since she knew everyone in her town and seemed to care for their wellbeing. This was how she chose to present her external self to the people in her town. “Maybe it's got a cheque or something in it and he’d be just as glad to have it tonight instead of tomorrow.” Due to Miss.Strangeworth's exterior which appeared to be pleasant, Harris Boy was bound to not suspect any wickedness within the envelope. As a matter of fact, he thought the complete opposite, he thought she was doing another one of her good deeds since she is Miss Strangeworth after all. However, in that envelope lied her hidden internal evilness. “She began to cry silently for the wickedness of the world when she read the words” Look at what use to be your flowers.” Miss Strangeworth’s true colours had been revealed and her unpredictable wicked nature was finally exposed to the people of the town. They were fooled by the way she presented herself since her real self turned out to be pure evil. People think they know someone, but the truth is everyone has a flaw in them that people don’t notice, no …show more content…
They create characters to replicate humans in reality in order to communicate their ideas effectively. Hernando Tellez created a barber and Captain Torres to present morality in “Just Lather, That’s All,” Shirley Jackson used Mrs.Strangeworth to display deception in “The Possibility of Evil,” and Alden Nowlan developed Teddy and his uncle to show the loss of innocence and creativity. Authors all around the world try their best to capture the concept of humanity and its importance through
Hernando Tellez, the author of “Just Lather, That’s All” created a barber and Captain Torres to display the differentiation in their moralities. The quote, “A man of imagination because who else would have thought of hanging the naked rebels and then holding target practice on certain parts of …show more content…
Strangeworth to represent the theme, looks can be deceiving. “Walking down mainstreet on a summer morning, Miss Strangeworth had to stop every minute or so to say good morning to someone or to ask after someone's health.” This shows that Miss Strangeworth was known to be a lady with a respectable reputation and an honourable nature since she knew everyone in her town and seemed to care for their wellbeing. This was how she chose to present her external self to the people in her town. “Maybe it's got a cheque or something in it and he’d be just as glad to have it tonight instead of tomorrow.” Due to Miss.Strangeworth's exterior which appeared to be pleasant, Harris Boy was bound to not suspect any wickedness within the envelope. As a matter of fact, he thought the complete opposite, he thought she was doing another one of her good deeds since she is Miss Strangeworth after all. However, in that envelope lied her hidden internal evilness. “She began to cry silently for the wickedness of the world when she read the words” Look at what use to be your flowers.” Miss Strangeworth’s true colours had been revealed and her unpredictable wicked nature was finally exposed to the people of the town. They were fooled by the way she presented herself since her real self turned out to be pure evil. People think they know someone, but the truth is everyone has a flaw in them that people don’t notice, no …show more content…
They create characters to replicate humans in reality in order to communicate their ideas effectively. Hernando Tellez created a barber and Captain Torres to present morality in “Just Lather, That’s All,” Shirley Jackson used Mrs.Strangeworth to display deception in “The Possibility of Evil,” and Alden Nowlan developed Teddy and his uncle to show the loss of innocence and creativity. Authors all around the world try their best to capture the concept of humanity and its importance through