"You pursue the negative," Willie-Jay had informed him once, in one of his lectures. "You want not to give a damn, to exist without responsibility, without faith or friends or warmth.” (Capote 45)
(4) Capote uses direct characterization to give the reader insight of Perry through another character's perspective. This is a recurring motif for the character of Perry, he has never been married and always distances himself from most other people. This insight shows Perry’s poor mental health because he rejects the possibility to love others and find “warmth”.
(“She woke me up. She had a flashlight, and she hit me with it. Hit me and hit me. And when the flashlight broke, she went on hitting me in the dark”), that the parrot appeared, arrived …show more content…
It is evident that Perry has poor mental health because although he has times where it seems to be that he had good mental health (when he didn't want any violence when going to mexico) it is always followed by a episode of poor mental health. May it be a dream, or a malicious thought , the constant back and forth makes for a character who cannot control themselves (even though he claims that's the one thing he despises). Capote regularly shows new sides of Perry throughout the book, he may make friends with “Red” the squirrel but then nearly kill his own dad. Capote brings out sympathy from the reader for Perry, exposing the reader to Perry's love for poetry and harsh childhood. Capote described, throughout the book how Perry had not too many people who he was close too, which is a sympathetic subject, but the question that needs to be asked is, why? Why did perry have no friends? Because he distanced himself from others, not wanting to make any friends. This correlates perfectly with antisocial disorder which is found in sociopathy. Capotes strongest tool for getting an emotional response for Perry was Perry's emotions. He filled the book full of Perry's emotions and rarely added any for Dick which made the impression that Dick was manipulating Perry into the murder. And Perry was viewed as a character who is viewed as easily convinced. By creating the stern, closed minded character of Dick, it is more likely that people can empathise with Perry. Capote was able to connect with Perry more when he visited them in prison, and not as much with Dick. Capote may have been biased because he has an easier connection with Perry so he wrote him in to be the protagonist. Capote also used strong imagery when describing Perry's dreams to allow the reader to understand Perry as a
(4) Capote uses direct characterization to give the reader insight of Perry through another character's perspective. This is a recurring motif for the character of Perry, he has never been married and always distances himself from most other people. This insight shows Perry’s poor mental health because he rejects the possibility to love others and find “warmth”.
(“She woke me up. She had a flashlight, and she hit me with it. Hit me and hit me. And when the flashlight broke, she went on hitting me in the dark”), that the parrot appeared, arrived …show more content…
It is evident that Perry has poor mental health because although he has times where it seems to be that he had good mental health (when he didn't want any violence when going to mexico) it is always followed by a episode of poor mental health. May it be a dream, or a malicious thought , the constant back and forth makes for a character who cannot control themselves (even though he claims that's the one thing he despises). Capote regularly shows new sides of Perry throughout the book, he may make friends with “Red” the squirrel but then nearly kill his own dad. Capote brings out sympathy from the reader for Perry, exposing the reader to Perry's love for poetry and harsh childhood. Capote described, throughout the book how Perry had not too many people who he was close too, which is a sympathetic subject, but the question that needs to be asked is, why? Why did perry have no friends? Because he distanced himself from others, not wanting to make any friends. This correlates perfectly with antisocial disorder which is found in sociopathy. Capotes strongest tool for getting an emotional response for Perry was Perry's emotions. He filled the book full of Perry's emotions and rarely added any for Dick which made the impression that Dick was manipulating Perry into the murder. And Perry was viewed as a character who is viewed as easily convinced. By creating the stern, closed minded character of Dick, it is more likely that people can empathise with Perry. Capote was able to connect with Perry more when he visited them in prison, and not as much with Dick. Capote may have been biased because he has an easier connection with Perry so he wrote him in to be the protagonist. Capote also used strong imagery when describing Perry's dreams to allow the reader to understand Perry as a