Varying Perspectives Of Killing: Jack From Lord Of The Flies Vs. The Barber From “Just Lather, That’S All”
The question of why people may become murderers has been asked many times. Whether it is hereditary, chemical in nature, or for another reason, the answer is unclear. One possibility is that a person develops into a murderer through their upbringing, and present situation. Two examples of this are Jack from William Golding’s Lord of the Flies who becomes a murderer, and the barber from Hernando Tellez's, “Just Lather That’s All” who holds back from murder. It is because of their role in their group, their societal upbringing as well as their reasons to potentially commit murder, that they have different perspectives on killing; resulting in the varying choices they make.
In the stories, the group-roles of the characters cause them to have different perspectives on killing. In the case of the barber, he is part of a revolutionary group for which he is a spy, but not a murderer: “I'm a revolutionary and not a murderer.” (Tellez, 16) Jack on the other hand is part of a group of boys......
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