Although it appears Capote is only cautiously sitting back on the impending arrests of Dick and Perry he is truly stressing the complexity of Perry’s unstable mental state; therefore, questioning the potential change of fate if one’s psychiatric health is addressed.
Society is quick to place blame upon the shoulders of the guilty without looking past their actions. Yet, Capote creates this spine tingling moment which forces one to believe in the inside battles rather than the actions that play out. The use of juxtaposition within Perry’s account only demonstrates the sickening reality that was placed in his hands: “I wasn’t kidding him. I didn’t want to harm the man. I thought he was very nice gentleman. Soft-spoken. I thought so right up to the moment I cut his throat” (Capote 244). The juxtaposition of the amiable man to the murderous beast demonstrates the twisted dual personality of Perry that eventually …show more content…
The mind that is supposed to control each of move one makes is just indefinite, broken. Capote uses the amplification from Barbara’s account to display the power behind support; “‘But I’m afraid of him. I always have been. He can seem so warm-hearted and sympathetic. Gentle. He cries so easily. Sometimes music sets him off, and when he was a little boy he used to cry because he thought a sunset was beautiful. Or the moon. Oh, he can fool you. He can make you feel so sorry for him-”’ (Capote 182). This building and tearing down of Perry by his sister with amplification displays the instability he has faced throughout his entire life. The adversity he endured created an unrecognizable mask that stuck. Should a professional or a family member acknowledged or tried to treat Perry of his mental health dilemmas, he may not have become something his sister feared. Capote recognized Perry was a broken in need of serious pasting back together and is convincing the public that mental health issued should not be looked
Society is quick to place blame upon the shoulders of the guilty without looking past their actions. Yet, Capote creates this spine tingling moment which forces one to believe in the inside battles rather than the actions that play out. The use of juxtaposition within Perry’s account only demonstrates the sickening reality that was placed in his hands: “I wasn’t kidding him. I didn’t want to harm the man. I thought he was very nice gentleman. Soft-spoken. I thought so right up to the moment I cut his throat” (Capote 244). The juxtaposition of the amiable man to the murderous beast demonstrates the twisted dual personality of Perry that eventually …show more content…
The mind that is supposed to control each of move one makes is just indefinite, broken. Capote uses the amplification from Barbara’s account to display the power behind support; “‘But I’m afraid of him. I always have been. He can seem so warm-hearted and sympathetic. Gentle. He cries so easily. Sometimes music sets him off, and when he was a little boy he used to cry because he thought a sunset was beautiful. Or the moon. Oh, he can fool you. He can make you feel so sorry for him-”’ (Capote 182). This building and tearing down of Perry by his sister with amplification displays the instability he has faced throughout his entire life. The adversity he endured created an unrecognizable mask that stuck. Should a professional or a family member acknowledged or tried to treat Perry of his mental health dilemmas, he may not have become something his sister feared. Capote recognized Perry was a broken in need of serious pasting back together and is convincing the public that mental health issued should not be looked