Comparison Between 'Just Lather And Nothing Else'

A rebel is the act of an individual refusing to listen or follow authority. Rebels are characters who fight for their own ideals. They will do anything almost being malevolent to destroy the limits set up against them. There are three characters that established themselves as “rebels”, from the short story unit. Captain Torres from “Just Lather and Nothing Else” , The group of children from “Green Gulch”, and Nick from ‘Let It Ride” are characters that refused to follow vital human morals.
In the Latin American culture, especially during a period of violence boys were raised to be “machisomo”which means tough in Latin American. Many of these men, including the character Captain Torres in “Just Lather And Nothing Else”, demonstrated rebellious behaviour because of it.

In other words, it is a addiction. Nick from “Let it Ride” by James K Hickel demonstrated rebellious behaviour and a addiction to gambling within many events in the story. Nick displayed economic rebellious behaviour as a result of being a thief. The author stated that: “A huge sum of money was missing from Nicks account at work” When we look at this, it clearly states that he was stealing money from his company. He went against the rules of his workplace by lying to his boss and co workers. To continue, he refused to follow the law by robbing money. Theft can lead you in jail for more than 20 years, and can also result in having to pay a significant fine. Nick was also a moral rebel because he was unfaithful to his wife. Cheating on a loved one distinctly stated that he had no knowledge of social and cultural norms, nor have the capacity to perform good works through selfless actions. It was evident that he did this without contemplating the consequences that would occur. Throughout these events from the story it is clear that Nick is a