An Analysis Of Truman Capote's In Cold Blood
n Cold Blood has been talked about for fifty-one years and counting. It has been challenged many times and still manages to amaze its readers. It has been challenged because “it contained sex, violence, and profanity,” (weebly) and is “too macabre,” (Glendale). Capote uses the violence and language to show what the characters went through.
Truman Capote born in Louisiana in 1924 spent most of his childhood with his mother’s relatives in Alabama. His parents were very neglectful and left him with other people to care for him. While in Alabama he became friends with Harper Lee (the author of To Kill a
Mockingbird). Harper took an interest in Capote because of his creativity. Capote only struggled with his family life. He later gained the attention from his parents he had been …show more content…
He struggled in school and had to
Gutierrez 2 repeat the 12th grade due to his mother’s unstable drinking. Capote began as a copyboy for the
New Yorker magazine. When he left he started to write novels which began his literary career in
New York.
In In Cold Blood, Capote seems to be for Christianity. “Holcomb and surrounding towns may have been ethnically diverse, but as far as religion is concerned, they look very homogenous
– 100% Christian.” (shmoop). He also expresses the theme of family. He somehow believes that without family ties we become unprotected and misfits. “In the case of Dick Hickock (one of the murderers), we see a pretty warped version of hyper-masculinity: too much fighting and too much sex,” (shmoop).
With the theme of masculinity, we see a lot of profanity and violence which is what causes this book to be challenged. I do see why it has been challenged and if I were a parent I would have it become challenged too. Although since I am not a parent and I do appreciate any type of literary art I do not think that this book should have been challenged. It is a very well expressed novel and just has a bit of
Truman Capote born in Louisiana in 1924 spent most of his childhood with his mother’s relatives in Alabama. His parents were very neglectful and left him with other people to care for him. While in Alabama he became friends with Harper Lee (the author of To Kill a
Mockingbird). Harper took an interest in Capote because of his creativity. Capote only struggled with his family life. He later gained the attention from his parents he had been …show more content…
He struggled in school and had to
Gutierrez 2 repeat the 12th grade due to his mother’s unstable drinking. Capote began as a copyboy for the
New Yorker magazine. When he left he started to write novels which began his literary career in
New York.
In In Cold Blood, Capote seems to be for Christianity. “Holcomb and surrounding towns may have been ethnically diverse, but as far as religion is concerned, they look very homogenous
– 100% Christian.” (shmoop). He also expresses the theme of family. He somehow believes that without family ties we become unprotected and misfits. “In the case of Dick Hickock (one of the murderers), we see a pretty warped version of hyper-masculinity: too much fighting and too much sex,” (shmoop).
With the theme of masculinity, we see a lot of profanity and violence which is what causes this book to be challenged. I do see why it has been challenged and if I were a parent I would have it become challenged too. Although since I am not a parent and I do appreciate any type of literary art I do not think that this book should have been challenged. It is a very well expressed novel and just has a bit of