Lather and Nothing Else and the Possibility of Evil

British Baptist pr all(prenominal)er Charles Spurgeon once said, Bew be of no man more than of yourself we carry our tally enemies within us. By reading Lather and Nothing Else, The hap of horror and done with(predicate) ones one personal struggles this quote is open to be true. Everyone faces struggles with themselves. It is yourself that is your own enemy because your mind is what creates your fears, goals and weaknesses not soul else. The invention Lather and Nothing Else talks about a g manner who mustiness decide to be either a hero or a murderer. The Possibility of Evil deals with the wicked that lies beneath the peaceful surface of a small town. In both stories topics including integrity, honesty, morals, values and work ethic are dealt with Characters in both stories encounter struggle or conflict, but something is learn through this struggle. First of all, the story Lather and Nothing Else deals with inner struggle. The primary(prenominal) character, the barb er, is secretly a member of the resistance against the government. The conflict is introduced when Captain Torres, an executioner, walks into the barbers shop to get s be in possession ofd.That gives the barber an opportunity to go through him and start out a hero. The main character then becomes very conflicted. If he decides to kill Cpt. Torres he could escape to another country, but he would still have to live with the fact that he killed someone and that feeling would haunt him for the eternal sleep of his life. The barber debated the situation in his head. Perhaps he believed cleanup someone would lower himself to the captains level. The main character came to the decision that he would not kill the captain. The barber believed he did his work honorably and didnt want to stain his hands with blood. To each his own. Thats the way it is. To each his own. The lesson the author intends the readers to learn is to always weigh out the pros and cons before fashioning a difficult choice in life. Next, The Possibility of Evil demonstrates the moxie of morality very well. Mrs. Strangeworth is an elderly lady who lives in Pleasant Town. She had lived on that point for a long time and believed it was her job to protect her town. She wrote nameless earn to people spreading false rumors and wrote about peoples flaws and direct them to different citizens of that town.She believed that by sending these letters she was getting rid of the evil in her town. The struggles in this story is person vs. society because one bay window tell by reading this story that deep down in that old ladys heart, she loathed the people in her town. She dealt with her struggle by writing secret letters about people and posting them. In the end her most prized possessions, her roses, were destroyed by a man later finding out she was the one sending the letters. The lesson readers take away from this story is what goes most comes around, any actions, good or bad, will have a conseq uence.Finally, I, myself, have gone through many struggles throughout my life. One of my biggest struggles is when I spent three weeks living on a military base. I only got a chance to leave the base once and that was to do community service but I still had to wear my charge uniform. They woke us up at 500 AM all morning, interpreted for a one hour jog and trained until 630 in the evening. We got a 1. 5 hour break and had to be plump for in our barracks by 900 PM. We would then polish our boots for a half(a) hour then went to bed.They would play The Last Post at 10 PM every night and Reveille on the bugle every morning at 5. I struggled a lot with the schedule, home indisposition and during a injury to my ankle from a Biathlon I competed in. I was so fed up with everything and just wanted to go home. I got through it because of all the amazing people that were at that place. The girls I shared a room with were all used to this because they have done it before. They really talk ed me through it and took me around the base and made it fun for me. The officers, padres and doctors there were as well as really supportive.thither was always someone there for me to talk to. The people I met there ended up becoming my second family. I believe the lesson I learned from that experience is that it doesnt matter who you are with or where you may be, there really is no place at home. In conclusion, as to what was stated in the introduction, everyone faces struggles with themselves. In Lather and Nothing Else the barber struggles with himself, he doesnt want to be a killer but killing Captain Torres could potentially save many other lives. In The Possibility of Evil the ain conflict I person vs. society, however, the woman also struggles with herself. She hated the people in her town and dealt with it by sending anonymous letters to citizens about their flaws or accused them of things they may not be guilty for. In a way, shes destroying her own town by breaking the reliance people have in each other. Also, in my own struggle I was homesick and confused. I dealt with situation I never would have imagined beforehand. As one can see, lessons were learned through struggles by both characters in these stories and through my own experiences.