In the novel In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, the plot centers around the murder and investigation of the Clutter family. The plot also follows the two killers, Dick and Perry, and the events in their lives that lead them to this point in which they commit this crime. These two men have done a deed so inhumane and so ruthless that many people see these two men as deserving of the death penalty. However, Capote gives the reader a moral question to ponder because of the way he makes the two killers seem very relatable, as normal, everyday, mundane human beings with a families, lives, and a history all their own.
One of the two killers, Richard Hickcock, or Dick, is known for being particularly charismatic. Dick also has a very common problem that many people struggle with and can relate to, he has an issue with being reckless with his money. Except instead of trying to manage his money better like many people would, Dick uses his charismatic charm to float bad checks to cover his spending habits. Using a person …show more content…
If the reader continues on to read the back cover of the novel, where it reads, “On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family are savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces” (Cover). This sentence makes it very obvious to the reader from the start that of the novel that there is going to be a murder taking place. If that is not clear enough, one of the very first paragraphs reads, “four shotgun blasts, all told, ended six human lives” (5). However, despite the reader knowing this from the very beginning, Capote is still able to build suspense and drama in the novel. He is able keep readers involved and interested by leaving out many of the important scenes that take place until the very end, instead only reporting on the lead up and aftermath of these
One of the two killers, Richard Hickcock, or Dick, is known for being particularly charismatic. Dick also has a very common problem that many people struggle with and can relate to, he has an issue with being reckless with his money. Except instead of trying to manage his money better like many people would, Dick uses his charismatic charm to float bad checks to cover his spending habits. Using a person …show more content…
If the reader continues on to read the back cover of the novel, where it reads, “On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family are savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces” (Cover). This sentence makes it very obvious to the reader from the start that of the novel that there is going to be a murder taking place. If that is not clear enough, one of the very first paragraphs reads, “four shotgun blasts, all told, ended six human lives” (5). However, despite the reader knowing this from the very beginning, Capote is still able to build suspense and drama in the novel. He is able keep readers involved and interested by leaving out many of the important scenes that take place until the very end, instead only reporting on the lead up and aftermath of these