Throughout a human being’s existence, everyone has to experience conflict. Oftentimes, this conflict can influence one’s decision. However, sometimes, individuals battle with his or her own feelings. In different short stories, several characters has confronted this kind of conflict. In the short story, “On the Sidewalk Bleeding”, Andy struggles with his relationship to the Royals. In the same way, the barber in “Just Lather That’s All” battles his feelings over his loyalty to his troop. Andy and the barber both encountered an inner conflict as a result of their struggle with their own self that eventually results in identifying their genuine identity. In the following paragraphs, the inner conflict between these two characters in two different
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Andy condemns this incident on the Guardians. Anyhow, he begins to question his self for the motive behind his pain that he is experiencing at this moment. He ponder “…if the Guardians who had ambushed him and knifed him had ever once realized he was Andy… had they stabbed him, Andy or had they only stabbed the jacket and the title and what good was the title if you were dying” (Hunter, 40-41). Consequently, Andy encounters an inner conflict within himself as a result of his identity. Through this reflection, he realizes that the reason why he was stabbed is because he is a Royal. The assassin do not know that he is Andy. “’That’s for you Royal’… the knife hated only the purple jacket” (Hunter, 41, 42). His purple jacket is the only reason why he is suffering, the perpetrators do not know his true self. Despite his struggle, he still wants people to see him as Andy. “I want to be Andy… He (Andy) rolled away from the jacket and lay quite still, breathing heavily, listening to the sound of his breathing and the sound of the rain and thinking ‘rain is sweet I’m Andy’” (Hunter, 41, 42) The fact that he wish the society to view him as Andy, he force his self to remove the purple jacket that caused him into trouble and apparently lead him in dying. Due to these
Andy condemns this incident on the Guardians. Anyhow, he begins to question his self for the motive behind his pain that he is experiencing at this moment. He ponder “…if the Guardians who had ambushed him and knifed him had ever once realized he was Andy… had they stabbed him, Andy or had they only stabbed the jacket and the title and what good was the title if you were dying” (Hunter, 40-41). Consequently, Andy encounters an inner conflict within himself as a result of his identity. Through this reflection, he realizes that the reason why he was stabbed is because he is a Royal. The assassin do not know that he is Andy. “’That’s for you Royal’… the knife hated only the purple jacket” (Hunter, 41, 42). His purple jacket is the only reason why he is suffering, the perpetrators do not know his true self. Despite his struggle, he still wants people to see him as Andy. “I want to be Andy… He (Andy) rolled away from the jacket and lay quite still, breathing heavily, listening to the sound of his breathing and the sound of the rain and thinking ‘rain is sweet I’m Andy’” (Hunter, 41, 42) The fact that he wish the society to view him as Andy, he force his self to remove the purple jacket that caused him into trouble and apparently lead him in dying. Due to these