After pages of introduction to Holcomb as an unremarkable place, describing it as uneventful, dull, and small, the author gives his first implication to an event that might take place in this town. He emphasizes the insignificance of the town before implying that something important is going to happen.
Capote references the crime committed, establishing that the kind of book that he seems keen to write, one that is blunt and explanatory, rather than a mystery. This quote also explains how from this point, both the killers’ lives ended the minute that they killed the family, as they were executed for the murder.
Mr. Clutter is a grown man who has cashed out of several opportunities that he was born with, being born with privilege as he was. Mr. Clutter is the epitome of the “American Dream”, and the first time that we see evidence of this myth in the novel. This quote signifies a change in subject in the novel, …show more content…
While Perry wants to remain inconspicuous, indicating his desire to not kill those who do not need to be killed, Dick on the other hand is adamant about disposing of anyone that he feels is a threat. On the other hand, one could gather that Perry is simply being intelligent, thinking in worst case scenario if a witness gets a way, and Dick doesn’t have the intellect to think that far ahead, instead relying on impulse.
This excerpt is from a letter written to Perry by Willie-Jay, a man who he knew and cared for in prison. They were cellmates, and apparently knew much about each other. The reader can finally get a real feel for the character’s negative personality when they are able to see it described from someone who knew him. Until now, Perry has been the more likeable of the two criminals, with his reluctance to kill and semblances of normalcy, but this is foreshadowing stipulates that Perry may just as ruthless as Dick, if not even more
Capote references the crime committed, establishing that the kind of book that he seems keen to write, one that is blunt and explanatory, rather than a mystery. This quote also explains how from this point, both the killers’ lives ended the minute that they killed the family, as they were executed for the murder.
Mr. Clutter is a grown man who has cashed out of several opportunities that he was born with, being born with privilege as he was. Mr. Clutter is the epitome of the “American Dream”, and the first time that we see evidence of this myth in the novel. This quote signifies a change in subject in the novel, …show more content…
While Perry wants to remain inconspicuous, indicating his desire to not kill those who do not need to be killed, Dick on the other hand is adamant about disposing of anyone that he feels is a threat. On the other hand, one could gather that Perry is simply being intelligent, thinking in worst case scenario if a witness gets a way, and Dick doesn’t have the intellect to think that far ahead, instead relying on impulse.
This excerpt is from a letter written to Perry by Willie-Jay, a man who he knew and cared for in prison. They were cellmates, and apparently knew much about each other. The reader can finally get a real feel for the character’s negative personality when they are able to see it described from someone who knew him. Until now, Perry has been the more likeable of the two criminals, with his reluctance to kill and semblances of normalcy, but this is foreshadowing stipulates that Perry may just as ruthless as Dick, if not even more