Life in prison.The rest of life spent in a bleak prison where everyday looks the same. In the United States this is the lightest sentence a murderer can receive. The most severe punishment is execution. Some citizens agree with this “eye for an eye” scenario and many who think it is far too harsh of a punishment. Many times it is simply easier to say a death for death no matter the context and not look into the factors that lead up to the murder. Truman Capote in his book In Cold Blood not only pushed the limits on journalism but also pushes this common belief by capturing the readers and taking them through an elaborate story on a seemingly cut and dry murder. He took what many would consider a black and white situation and turned it into
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The description of the perfect Clutter family and the sweet town they live in only serves to increase this hatred toward the killers. Then a shift happens readers commiserate with Perry. It begins with the description of the accident he was in and when the readers learns that it continues to pain him “as though his old accident had happened five minutes before (Capote, 53)” leading him to have an addiction and dependency on aspirin. Further along in the story small fragments of his past torments and how he has a child like dreams of a bird saving him are revealed. Throughout the book Capote includes small things such as letters from his family members and small thoughts he has that lead the reader to eventually sympathize toward Perry. This unforeseen pity for a ruthless murder is what eventually leads readers to question morals and the punishments for crimes such as these and if they are …show more content…
When Perry and Dick got executed he thought about quitting, giving up the book and moving on with his life. I believe he persevered and finished the book because he wanted to open up the minds of the readers just as the research and writing process had for him. Truman wrote the tragically twisted story of the Clutter Family murder to put the readers in a situation they were not expecting, which in turn made them question the things they once strongly believed
The description of the perfect Clutter family and the sweet town they live in only serves to increase this hatred toward the killers. Then a shift happens readers commiserate with Perry. It begins with the description of the accident he was in and when the readers learns that it continues to pain him “as though his old accident had happened five minutes before (Capote, 53)” leading him to have an addiction and dependency on aspirin. Further along in the story small fragments of his past torments and how he has a child like dreams of a bird saving him are revealed. Throughout the book Capote includes small things such as letters from his family members and small thoughts he has that lead the reader to eventually sympathize toward Perry. This unforeseen pity for a ruthless murder is what eventually leads readers to question morals and the punishments for crimes such as these and if they are …show more content…
When Perry and Dick got executed he thought about quitting, giving up the book and moving on with his life. I believe he persevered and finished the book because he wanted to open up the minds of the readers just as the research and writing process had for him. Truman wrote the tragically twisted story of the Clutter Family murder to put the readers in a situation they were not expecting, which in turn made them question the things they once strongly believed