In Cold Blood Book Report

In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote tells the story of when the poor Clutter family was slaughtered in Holcomb, Kansas in 1959. In Cold Blood took six years for Capote to investigate and write, and it put an incredible amount of pressure on Truman, so much so that he never published another book again. Even though in cold Blood doesn’t have a great ending, the book was worth reading because of the intriguing plot, dark tone, and the interesting characters. One reason for why I liked the book, In Cold Blood, is because of how good Capote portrays the characters. More than any other character, he does this with Perry. It is part of him to making real people into characters. “Simple substitution of single words allowed Capote a more vivid characterizing detail”. What’s most interesting about this book is how much Dick is ignored as a main character. Without Dick this would have never existed. Richard Hickock (Dick) is the character that sets everything off, so the fact that Capote is mostly passed over in favor of Perry is really significant. The book could not be what it is if Capote didn’t dig so far into Perry Smith. It’s
I truly rate it 5 stars. I believe that this book, In Cold Blood, is one of the best books that I have ever read in my entire life. I think Capote did accomplish what he was going for, which was a deep sympathy for Perry. I nearly cried when at the end of the book Perry died with a rope around his neck because I felt so attached to him. I was so upset, because Capote had made me feel love, pity, and guilt for Perry, and he ended up dying. I really connected with him. But then, after I finished the book, I stopped and asked myself, “Where was this pity coming from?” Perry, in my eyes was a really good person that was trying to be better. He wanted self-improvement for himself. But, were these my eyes? Or was I seeing things as how Capote wanted me to see