As discussed in our previous post, I aim to prove a point here by setting down in pared-down form the actual incidents that make up each of these so-called "stories" to be found in The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Connor.
Next up: "The Barber." This makes the last one look like a ten-act epic! Basically some guy, a college professor, goes to his usual barber each week for a shave, only to get into a political argument that gets more heated each visit until finally the professor cold-cocks the barber. The professor's wife doesn't pay much attention to him, either.
That's it. That's the whole story, I swear. Some of the dialogue is pretty amusing.
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