Using the passage found on pages 14-15 in his nonfiction novel, “In Cold Blood”, Truman Capote creates a caricature of the main character Perry by utilizing imagery, anecdotes, and examples of foil to convey the extent of Perry’s over exaggerated personality and outward appearance. Capote first introduces the passage with an example of foil by comparing Perry to Mr. Clutter. With the image of Mr. Clutter’s personality in mind, the stark contrast between Perry’s vagabond-like ways and Mr.Clutter’s clean-cut image cause Mr.Clutter to seem unquestionably put together and well-off whereas Perry seems to only be getting by on various “scores”. On the other hand, when compared to Dick, Perry seems to be more dream-oriented while Dick seems to possess a more than practical mindset. For
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By depicting how Perry appears when sitting, Capote is able to portray him as someone who could pass for “a more than normal-sized man” or even someone to be considered a “powerful man”. These characteristics lead to the interpretation that Perry is a man who is able to blend in as someone “normal” or someone “powerful” and likely capable of the sort of intimidation that would be necessary to pull off the type of “score” that Dick and Perry are plotting. However, the nature of the description shortly transitions into one of mockery when Perry’s disproportioned body is observed as one with tiny feet that are able to fit into “delicate lady’s dancing slippers” (15) and his height that is compared to a “twelve-year-old child” (15). This mockery of body type that also serves as example of symbolism wherein even though Perry seems to be normal and possibly intimidating at a first glance, there are still aspects of his appearance and personality that could be interpreted as deceptive and not at all what he
By depicting how Perry appears when sitting, Capote is able to portray him as someone who could pass for “a more than normal-sized man” or even someone to be considered a “powerful man”. These characteristics lead to the interpretation that Perry is a man who is able to blend in as someone “normal” or someone “powerful” and likely capable of the sort of intimidation that would be necessary to pull off the type of “score” that Dick and Perry are plotting. However, the nature of the description shortly transitions into one of mockery when Perry’s disproportioned body is observed as one with tiny feet that are able to fit into “delicate lady’s dancing slippers” (15) and his height that is compared to a “twelve-year-old child” (15). This mockery of body type that also serves as example of symbolism wherein even though Perry seems to be normal and possibly intimidating at a first glance, there are still aspects of his appearance and personality that could be interpreted as deceptive and not at all what he