1.What is the purpose of the Clutter family portrait (detailed descriptions of family members)?
Truman Capote writes a detailed, capturing story. Describing the lives, loves, and hobbies of each of the family members, Truman Capote paints a comprehensive portrait of the late Clutter family to capture the reader in their lives and then shred them to pieces. This reason explains why Capote livens the relationship between Bobby and Nancy. The last words written before the murder read, “Bobby here and we watched TV. Left at eleven” (Capote 57). Later in the book, Bobby’s emotions are captured: “Once in a while Bobby said how much he loved Nancy” (Capote 94). Likewise, Capote captures Susan Kidwell’s reactions to the death of her best friend. …show more content…
Before these events, families trusted one another to give a lesson on cooking cherry pies or to gather for a 4-H meeting. Now, people lacked the bonding trust that once inspired the name, “A Friendly Place,” to Garden City, a nearby place to Holcomb (Capote 53). The rural Holcomb—similarly as homely and united— became an ideal spot for a hardware store because “around here… locks and bolts [became] the fastest growing item” (Capote 88). Before, few people had locks, and even fewer had one for each door. Truly, wealthy Mr. Clutter would have had a lock for all his doors if he saw the need. Hence, shortly following the murder, families began purchasing locks for their doors and lost trust for even their closest friends. Even after the arrest of the murderers, the people of Holcomb were still convinced that someone was involved with the murder of the Clutter family. Life in Holcomb shifted from a kind-hearted township to a watchful, mutinous behavior of misplaced …show more content…
He schemes to rob a family which supposedly has over 10,000 dollars in their safe. His apathy begins when he refuses to wear a mask or cover his face without explanation other than “[it is a] useless expense” (Capote 37). Possibly, Dick was lying either because he truly enjoyed the pleasure of killing or he wanted to experience it for the first time. Again, Hickock displays his apathy when he decides to abandon Perry right before his arrest. Though he never gets to carry out his plan, it has the heartless motive that makes him who he is. Hickock does have some sympathy towards his parents. He worries before he writes bad checks if it will affect them. He decides that he will pay it back when he moves to Mexico. His heart is in the right place when it comes to his parents. Altogether, Hickock is a heartless character that has a soft spot for the only ones he
Truman Capote writes a detailed, capturing story. Describing the lives, loves, and hobbies of each of the family members, Truman Capote paints a comprehensive portrait of the late Clutter family to capture the reader in their lives and then shred them to pieces. This reason explains why Capote livens the relationship between Bobby and Nancy. The last words written before the murder read, “Bobby here and we watched TV. Left at eleven” (Capote 57). Later in the book, Bobby’s emotions are captured: “Once in a while Bobby said how much he loved Nancy” (Capote 94). Likewise, Capote captures Susan Kidwell’s reactions to the death of her best friend. …show more content…
Before these events, families trusted one another to give a lesson on cooking cherry pies or to gather for a 4-H meeting. Now, people lacked the bonding trust that once inspired the name, “A Friendly Place,” to Garden City, a nearby place to Holcomb (Capote 53). The rural Holcomb—similarly as homely and united— became an ideal spot for a hardware store because “around here… locks and bolts [became] the fastest growing item” (Capote 88). Before, few people had locks, and even fewer had one for each door. Truly, wealthy Mr. Clutter would have had a lock for all his doors if he saw the need. Hence, shortly following the murder, families began purchasing locks for their doors and lost trust for even their closest friends. Even after the arrest of the murderers, the people of Holcomb were still convinced that someone was involved with the murder of the Clutter family. Life in Holcomb shifted from a kind-hearted township to a watchful, mutinous behavior of misplaced …show more content…
He schemes to rob a family which supposedly has over 10,000 dollars in their safe. His apathy begins when he refuses to wear a mask or cover his face without explanation other than “[it is a] useless expense” (Capote 37). Possibly, Dick was lying either because he truly enjoyed the pleasure of killing or he wanted to experience it for the first time. Again, Hickock displays his apathy when he decides to abandon Perry right before his arrest. Though he never gets to carry out his plan, it has the heartless motive that makes him who he is. Hickock does have some sympathy towards his parents. He worries before he writes bad checks if it will affect them. He decides that he will pay it back when he moves to Mexico. His heart is in the right place when it comes to his parents. Altogether, Hickock is a heartless character that has a soft spot for the only ones he