Read the excerpt from "lather and nothing else" he went on talking. he evidently took it for granted that i was on the side of the existing regime. "the people must have gotten a scare with what happened the other day,” he said. "yes,” i replied, as i finished tying the knot against his nape, which smelt of sweat. "good show, wasn’t it? ” "very good,” i answered, turning my attention now to the brush. the man closed his eyes wearily and awaited the cool caress of the lather. how does this conversation build suspense in the story? the “small talk” shows that the captain is foolish and the barber is afraid. the “small talk” slows the pace, building interest at the beginning of the story. the discussion readers feel sympathetic toward captain torres. the discussion readers understand the barber’s final decision.

For the strangers that came to town you will write a paragraph explaining the main conflict. you will also compare and contrast the perspectives of the protagonist and antagonist. view the grading rubric as you complete your assignment. this is your guide to a super submission. for this assignment, use the novel or short story you chose to read for module 5. write a paragraph explaining the conflict and the perspectives of the protagonist and antagonist. review the example in the lesson. be sure your paragraph mentions the title and author in the first sentence briefly summarizes the plot identifies the main conflict describes the protagonist’s perspective on the conflict provides a line of dialogue that the protagonist says to support your idea (text support) describes the antagonist’s perspective of the conflict provide a line of dialogue that the antagonist says to support your idea (text support) includes a closing line to summarize the character’s views uses correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling