In the beginning of the story, the barber was facing a challenge.There was a special customer---Captain Torres in the shop. On page 486, the story shows “ When I recognized him I started to tremble.” The barber is scared. Because he was facing the biggest enemy for his party. As long as he kills him,their party is going to get the victory. And he can kill him easily with his sharp razor. At the same time, he thinks he is a barber, and although Captain Torres is his enemy, but he is also his customer. As a barber, his job is to sharpening his beard, but not to kill him. It is a hesitant situation. He was standing in a road and face a bifurcation of two roads. But he didn’t know which he should go for.
