The murders changed everything, consuming the town, obliterating everything known. Capote makes this clear with metaphorical references using a fire torching the Clutter’s belongings to portray the destruction caused by the deaths of the highly regarded Clutter household. Fire, a symbol of destruction, torches the Clutter’s belongings and everything ordinary about the insignificant town of Holcomb, Kansas: “They acquired additional fuel for the impending fire--blood-soiled bedclothes, mattresses,
The murders changed everything, consuming the town, obliterating everything known. Capote makes this clear with metaphorical references using a fire torching the Clutter’s belongings to portray the destruction caused by the deaths of the highly regarded Clutter household. Fire, a symbol of destruction, torches the Clutter’s belongings and everything ordinary about the insignificant town of Holcomb, Kansas: “They acquired additional fuel for the impending fire--blood-soiled bedclothes, mattresses,