Response to "Just Lather, That's All"

EQ - How does what I know about the world shape the way we view ourselves?

         In the short story, "Just Lather, That's All," the barber is faced with a dilemma. He is faced with the decision to kill a soldier, or spare his life. What he knows about the world shapes how he views himself. This also affects his decision making. The barber has to take into consideration how his identity will be effected with his decisions. If he chooses to kill the soldier, the world will know about the secret group of rebels that he is apart of. The barber would then suffer consequences. If he chooses to spare his life, then the secret group remains unknown to the public, and the barber keeps his identity as an honest barber. In the end, the barber takes into consideration what he knows about the world to come up with a solution. He chooses to spare the soldier's life, and keep his identity as an honest barber.