Syntax: Throughout the work, Capote uses various excellent forms of sentence structures to convey certain principles. For instance, begininning on page 97, Capote opens the paragraph with short, concise sentences. In the text, Capote is describing Dick Hickock, and his past experiences as being a con artist. Dick similarly uses these kinds of sentences/phrases as he is conning someone. He uses lines that short, to the point, and without hesitation; Capote does the same to capture his essence. In the same paragraph, when Dick is conning the man in the tuxedo shop, Dick is as smooth and to the point as Capote is in describing Dick. Also, in this page, Capote created a distinction between Dick and Perry, which is a key element in the novel. The
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Nearing the later parts of the novel, Dick fundamentally loses the interest of being friends with Perry. Dick conned Perry, just as he was conning everyone else in hi life, for his own gain. Dick was the one who truly only wanted to rob the Clutters, yet he invited Perry to come along only because he knew that Perry was capable of the murder. And when they were caught, Dick was only concerned with making sure that his parents knew that he did not kill anybody. Perry, essentially, was left in the dust. Capote uses these short, fragment-like sentences in this paragraph in order to demonstrate that Dick is a con man, and frankly, nothing more. Another important aspect of this paragraph is that though it is Capote narrating the series of true events, the author writes this paragraph as if it was Perry recalling it.This is one of few instances wherein you hear Perrry's opinion on Dick, and in this paragraph, it seems as if Perry looks up to Dick because of his “cleverness.” However, when the two are in the suit store, Dick calls Perry “an ugly runt,” and even though it may be simply a part of his little story, it is still an example of Dick turning his back on Perry. Again, this can be seen as foreshadowing. Dick turns his back on Perry near the end of the novel as he gets annoyed with him. And it is apparent that Perry sees Dick as dexterous rather than …show more content…
One allusion worth mentioning would be on page nineteen, wherein the novel recalls Nancy Clutter referring to one of the townspeople, Mr. Van Vleet, as Heathcliff. Heathcliff is an exceedingly notorious character from the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, who falls in love with a woman he can never have. In Wuthering Heights, Bronte makes Heathcliff out to be a classic romantic hero. In Capote's novel, Perry, the man behind the killing of the Clutter family, is characterized as quite a man of romantics despite his previous actions. Perry's writing of poems, true love for pretty much one woman, and an innate adoration of natural beauty makes him out to be such. Capote attempts to use this comparison to show that Perry too can be heroic, or plainly, a caring and compassionate human being. Just as Heathcliff had to prove himself that he wasn't just a low-class loner off the street, Perry could have done just the same if given the chance. Heathcliff came back with fortune and a good title for his love, Catherine, and if Perry had the chance it could be possible that he would do just the same. Capote included this allusion to Bronte's Wuthering Heights to prove that not all criminals of the law are criminals of all
Nearing the later parts of the novel, Dick fundamentally loses the interest of being friends with Perry. Dick conned Perry, just as he was conning everyone else in hi life, for his own gain. Dick was the one who truly only wanted to rob the Clutters, yet he invited Perry to come along only because he knew that Perry was capable of the murder. And when they were caught, Dick was only concerned with making sure that his parents knew that he did not kill anybody. Perry, essentially, was left in the dust. Capote uses these short, fragment-like sentences in this paragraph in order to demonstrate that Dick is a con man, and frankly, nothing more. Another important aspect of this paragraph is that though it is Capote narrating the series of true events, the author writes this paragraph as if it was Perry recalling it.This is one of few instances wherein you hear Perrry's opinion on Dick, and in this paragraph, it seems as if Perry looks up to Dick because of his “cleverness.” However, when the two are in the suit store, Dick calls Perry “an ugly runt,” and even though it may be simply a part of his little story, it is still an example of Dick turning his back on Perry. Again, this can be seen as foreshadowing. Dick turns his back on Perry near the end of the novel as he gets annoyed with him. And it is apparent that Perry sees Dick as dexterous rather than …show more content…
One allusion worth mentioning would be on page nineteen, wherein the novel recalls Nancy Clutter referring to one of the townspeople, Mr. Van Vleet, as Heathcliff. Heathcliff is an exceedingly notorious character from the novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, who falls in love with a woman he can never have. In Wuthering Heights, Bronte makes Heathcliff out to be a classic romantic hero. In Capote's novel, Perry, the man behind the killing of the Clutter family, is characterized as quite a man of romantics despite his previous actions. Perry's writing of poems, true love for pretty much one woman, and an innate adoration of natural beauty makes him out to be such. Capote attempts to use this comparison to show that Perry too can be heroic, or plainly, a caring and compassionate human being. Just as Heathcliff had to prove himself that he wasn't just a low-class loner off the street, Perry could have done just the same if given the chance. Heathcliff came back with fortune and a good title for his love, Catherine, and if Perry had the chance it could be possible that he would do just the same. Capote included this allusion to Bronte's Wuthering Heights to prove that not all criminals of the law are criminals of all