Barber's Argumentative Essay

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Barber did not let his personal hatred towards captain get in the way of his profession. Barber kept his indifference with captain aside and did his job painstakingly. “No sir. You came in to be shaved. And I do my work honourably. I don’t want to stain my hands with blood. Just with lather, and nothing else”. Barber knew that killing the captain was just going to make him a murderer in the eyes of the world. He did not wanted to be called a murderer. As he was a devoted barber, he just wanted to do his job faithfully. He had the knowledge that killing a person is not going to benefit him or anyone . In conclusion, Barber used his common sense that killing captain would not get him anywhere. He will gain nothing by it. Instead, it will just

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