Conflict
Lather and Nothing ElseThe main conflict in Lather And Nothing Else is Barber vs Society. The Barber (the protagonist) does not agree with the current government. He want change. This forces him to join the rebellion. In the end, this causes him to be discovered as being a revolutionary. This is direct conflict between the Barber and the government.
This main conflict leads to many side conflicts:
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Harrison BergeronThe main conflict in Harrison Bergeron is Bergeron vs society. Harrison (the protagonist) and all of the country are forced to wear that make everyone equal. This causes him to rebel against the nation.In the end, the handicapper general, Diana Moon Glampers, shoots and kills Harrison. This direct conflict between Harrison and the government. This leads to the main characters death.
This main conflict leads to many side conflicts:
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Comparison of the Conflicts
Both of the stories have a main conflict of human vs society, this leads to direct conflict with people who beleive that the government is doing the right thing. The difference is that Harrison is willing to do anything to overthrow the government and the barber has an internal struggle about how far he willing to go to rebel. Also the technology is different so harrison also has to fight the technology that hampers him.The barber is in a less advanced time period so technology isnt as much of a factor. This is explained more in the rules of the setting section.