Immorality In Truman Capote's In Cold Blood

The revolutionary mind of american journalist and author, Hunter S. Thompson, once beautifully deciphered, “Human beings are the only creatures on Earth who claim a God, and the only living thing that behaves like it hasn't got one.” (Thompson 198) Although Mr. Thompson is entirely correct in his conclusions of human nature, it is only a select ensemble of human beings who primarily rely on sinister means of procuring what they desire, be it wealth, revenge, love, etc. Necessities and desires alike are better proclaimed through more palpable means such as hard word, dedication, and patience to a person of honest character and sane mind. To these “normal” people, it is simply incomparable that another human being could consider crime a tangible way to procure success and happiness, and thus, a single question arises… How? How could a man perceive an atrocity to be an opportunity?
The answer behind these awful inquiries are explained with a glimpse into the psychology behind the criminal mind, and two explanations can be drawn. Some are criminally inclined; perpetrators commit heinous crimes due to a perception that what is gained through transgression values highly enough to outweigh the severity and immorality of the crime. The remainder of loathsome deeds are the product …show more content…
Hickock recruited Perry Smith after he is led to believe the Clutter’s small ranch house bears a safe containing $10,000 by his former cellmate in the Kansas State Penitentiary, Floyd Wells (Capote 161). The duo plan to invade the home, clean out the safe, and retreat to mexico, steadfast in their decision that “anyone they encountered would not live to bear witness,” (Capote