In Cold Blood

English assignment plan-
Definitions
* Human Nature- The general psychological characteristics, feelings, and behavioural traits of humankind, regarded as shared by all humans. * Justify-Support an argument or conclusion. * Analysing- Identifying components and the relationship between them: draw out and relate implications * Literacy merit- literary merit when you gain something of value from reading it (such as deeper knowledge or new ideas to consider). * Moral questions-Concerned with the principles of right and wrong behaviour and the goodness or badness of human character. * Social questions - Of or relating to society or its organization: "alcoholism is a major social problem"
IN COLD BL00D-
Why students should read it? * Book represents and informs and teaches the class about a new form of writing style in which incorporates journalism and fiction together. * Allows students to form their own opinions * Its superbly written (Truman capote on of the greatest writers of all time*) * Provides a non-fiction novel genre * The book provides powerful juxtaposition of the depravity of humanity and the great humanity of the residents of the town ( ties in with human nature theme) * Capote handled the facts he received not as a journalist but as a novelist, this let him fill in the gaps. * Capote makes the killers seem human
In Cold Blood-
Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood, tells the true story of the murdering of the Clutter Family in Kansas in 1959. It is a novel in which incorporates techniques which make it the first New Journalism novel which under goes techniques in which make the novel both Journalistic and Fiction. This novel contains so many ideas, morals, Literacy merits and techniques which make it a desirable book with knowledge which is worth gaining for High School Students and there are many reasons why.
Truman Capotes style of writing is one of the main reasons students should study the text as it informs and teaches students about a new form of writing which incorporates journalism and fiction together. This styles of writing takes the facts in which Capote gained while researcher in murder through interviewing those involved around the case back in 1959. In this novel Capote has handled the facts he received not as a journalist but as a novelist, this helped him fill in the gaps of the case creating the full story leading up to the murder and the investigation after in the perspective of both the investigators and the murders Perry Smith and Dick Hickok.
“The sheriff’s office is on the third floor of the Finney County courthouse, an ordinary stone-and-cement building standing in the centre of an otherwise attractive tree-filled square. – page 76, In Cold Blood.
This example above highlights the features and techniques within capotes writing. You can see he has explained the facts of the courthouse but tied it in with imagery like ‘attractive tree-filled square’ which is a novelist technique to make the explanation not seem so journalistic.
The visual image shows a building which has lit only the door to inside, which can relate and represent the betrayal within In Cold Blood. This image reflects Perry and Dick’s relationship and Dicks control over Perry, as Dick persuaded Perry to commit the murder with him which led Perry to betray his own opinions and path of thought and to do what dick had in mind which was to betray and innocent family. This relates to the image as the lit door makes you want to go inside and it’s leading you to it for no particular reason only because it captures the eye like Perry only did the murder because Dick captured and controlled his actions.