The way Capote divided In Cold Blood put the reader in the shoes of an investigator. Each section is based on different parts on an investigation which begins with the background or the victims and the result of the crimes, followed by the questioning of various suspect and potential witnesses, then the answers revealed with the capture and conviction of the criminals, and finished off with the penalty dealt to the criminals. However, the reader is let in on Perry and Dicks actions and whereabouts.
In the first section, ‘The Last to See Them Alive’, Capote describes the Clutters’ life, describing the success of Herbs’ family farm and his high social ranking in the town of Holcomb. He goes on to describe his mentally ill wife Bonnie, their 2 in-home children Nancy and Kenyon, …show more content…
Wendle Meier, the assistant sheriff, and wife, Josephine, are in charge of keeping an eye on the two. Perry decides to keep a journal, recounting the events as they happened, but took full responsibility for shooting all four victims, unlike the two each they had actually done. During his jail time, Perry receives a letter from an old army friend, Don SUllivan, who wants to convert his in his religious views, but Perry admits he’s non-religious. In another cell, Dick is relaxed, crafting a wooden shiv to escape, but it ends up being found and confiscated when the sheriff search rooms. Now comes along the trial. For the trial, Dick and Perry see a psychologist to determine if they’d gone crazy or not. During the trial, he states that their mental states are inconclusive. Throughout the week, witnesses were called to the stand, testimonies were given, and defense is given, but it doesn’t help the two out. The final result: death penalty. Years pass as they sit in Lansing Penitentiary until the day comes, where Dick and Perry give their last words and are
In the first section, ‘The Last to See Them Alive’, Capote describes the Clutters’ life, describing the success of Herbs’ family farm and his high social ranking in the town of Holcomb. He goes on to describe his mentally ill wife Bonnie, their 2 in-home children Nancy and Kenyon, …show more content…
Wendle Meier, the assistant sheriff, and wife, Josephine, are in charge of keeping an eye on the two. Perry decides to keep a journal, recounting the events as they happened, but took full responsibility for shooting all four victims, unlike the two each they had actually done. During his jail time, Perry receives a letter from an old army friend, Don SUllivan, who wants to convert his in his religious views, but Perry admits he’s non-religious. In another cell, Dick is relaxed, crafting a wooden shiv to escape, but it ends up being found and confiscated when the sheriff search rooms. Now comes along the trial. For the trial, Dick and Perry see a psychologist to determine if they’d gone crazy or not. During the trial, he states that their mental states are inconclusive. Throughout the week, witnesses were called to the stand, testimonies were given, and defense is given, but it doesn’t help the two out. The final result: death penalty. Years pass as they sit in Lansing Penitentiary until the day comes, where Dick and Perry give their last words and are