Truman Capote is one of the most famous authors in the modern era, one his most famous works being In Cold Blood. Capote wrote this book in a rather unique way. Though he was present for many of the events that took place and might be considered crucial to the way certain things played out, he did not include himself in the story so as to make it less autobiographical and more of a novel. Regardless of the lack of Capote's presence in the story itself, it is clear in certain places of the book that he changed the book's real purpose due to outside forces.
Truman Capote's original motive to write the book was purely out of self interest. During the time before he began his work In Cold Blood, Capote was looking for something to write, something …show more content…
Now, up to the point where Capote fully devoted his book to making Perry look like a good person he had already become at least close friends with Perry, but it had not been his goal to show Perry in a better light, rather it was just a product of his infatuation.The final reason that Capote wrote the book In Cold Blood was to show the good sides of Perry Smith. Now, up to the point where Capote fully devoted his book to making Perry look like a good person he had already become at least close friends with Perry, but it had not been his goal to show Perry in a better light, rather it was just a product of his infatuation. Now, it was Capote's wish for Perry to be remembered for more than just the murders, but also his tragic background and troubled mental state so that readers might look upon Perry and feel pity rather than disgust. As read in the thirteenth paragraph of the Capote essay on www.pitt.edu, "Truman was tragically in love with Perry, and Perry was tenderly in love right back." If Capote did truly love Perry, would he not do everything in his power to save him? This is not to say that Capote should have tried to break Perry out of jail, he knew he could not. However, he could save Perry's memory. Capote's love for Perry lead to him writing his book as a way to show Perry's humanity and save his
Truman Capote's original motive to write the book was purely out of self interest. During the time before he began his work In Cold Blood, Capote was looking for something to write, something …show more content…
Now, up to the point where Capote fully devoted his book to making Perry look like a good person he had already become at least close friends with Perry, but it had not been his goal to show Perry in a better light, rather it was just a product of his infatuation.The final reason that Capote wrote the book In Cold Blood was to show the good sides of Perry Smith. Now, up to the point where Capote fully devoted his book to making Perry look like a good person he had already become at least close friends with Perry, but it had not been his goal to show Perry in a better light, rather it was just a product of his infatuation. Now, it was Capote's wish for Perry to be remembered for more than just the murders, but also his tragic background and troubled mental state so that readers might look upon Perry and feel pity rather than disgust. As read in the thirteenth paragraph of the Capote essay on www.pitt.edu, "Truman was tragically in love with Perry, and Perry was tenderly in love right back." If Capote did truly love Perry, would he not do everything in his power to save him? This is not to say that Capote should have tried to break Perry out of jail, he knew he could not. However, he could save Perry's memory. Capote's love for Perry lead to him writing his book as a way to show Perry's humanity and save his