What is the setting of the story "Just Lather That's All"?

The immediate action of "Just Lather, That's All" takes place within a barber shop. The setting is essential to the story, because the tools of the barber shop provide the narrator with the opportunity to kill Captain Torres.
Captain Torres enters the story because he wants a shave, and the central dilemma of the narrator (whether or not to kill this man) can only happen because he is the barber and has the obligation to give Captain Torres a shave but also has the opportunity to kill him with the blade.
Of course, there is also a much larger setting which plays an important role in the story, even though it's not directly where the story is happening. As the previous educator states, the story takes place in Columbia, where author Hernando Tellez is from.
Though we aren't told the specific town in which this barber shop is located, it's essential to know that during the story there is a war happening around this town. We don't need to know exactly what the war is or where the town is, but it's important to know there is a conflict happening and the barber and Captain Torres are on opposite sides, thus creating the conflict of the story.

"Just Lather, That's All" is set in Columbia, the home country of its author, Hernando Tellez. Although we do not know the specific town, the story is told from the perspective of the narrator (who is a barber), and all of the action takes place inside his shop.  


It is clear from the dialogue between the barber and his client, Captain Torres, that a civil war is raging through the country. On one side is the Captain and his men, and, on the other, there are rebels, for whom the barber is a secret informant. 


The setting of this story, therefore, is intrinsic to the story's plot. While the civil war rages outside, the appearance of Captain Torres gives the barber a rare opportunity to kill the Captain and become a hero. This opportunity, however, creates another war inside the shop: this time, it is a battle between the barber's desire for blood and his desire to simply be a barber.