IN COLD BLOOD PASSAGE PAGE 272 – 303 (263 – 294)
IN COLD BLOOD PASSAGE
PAGE 272 – 303 (263 – 294)
(All page references will be to the Penguin Group Books, 2008 edition (Orange one))
CHARACTERS:
Major: Richard “Dick” Eugene Hickock:
(Autobiography on page 277 – 279)
Most of his early life was a blur to him, up until he was 10
He was considered to be a normal child, having his share of fights and girls
His home life was also “normal” but had strict parents
Has a brother
He was spoilt even though his family had financial problems
He considered his family to be “semi-poor”
Father was a hard worker
Mother was also a hard worker
Dick was an above average student in high school for the first two years
He then had a girlfriend, who he respected
He participated in all sports
In his senior year he focused on playing football
Then he had his first real relationship with a girl
He had offers to play football from two colleges but turned them down
After he graduated, he got a job at Santa Fe Railroad, he stayed till the following winter and was fired
The following spring he worked at Roark Motor Company, he worked for four months before an accident that caused him to be hospitalized for a couple of days, with extensive head injuries
Because of the accident he was unemployed for the whole winter
During that time he met and girl and fell in love
Her father was a Baptist preacher, he disapproved of Dick
In July they got married and she was pregnant
After marriage he work constantly from place to place
He worked at Perry Pontiac for five years
He did many bad things, he said that it seemed to just be an impulse when he did wrong
He never though about right or wrongs
He has a obsession with young girls
Dick says his main reason to go to the Clutter’s was not to rob them but to rape the girl
Dick had tried to rape the Clutter girl but Perry did not give him the chance to do so
He is more ashamed of his obsessions then being hanged
He blames his wrong doings on the car accident
Early 1957 was the start of all his causes
He
PAGE 272 – 303 (263 – 294)
(All page references will be to the Penguin Group Books, 2008 edition (Orange one))
CHARACTERS:
Major: Richard “Dick” Eugene Hickock:
(Autobiography on page 277 – 279)
Most of his early life was a blur to him, up until he was 10
He was considered to be a normal child, having his share of fights and girls
His home life was also “normal” but had strict parents
Has a brother
He was spoilt even though his family had financial problems
He considered his family to be “semi-poor”
Father was a hard worker
Mother was also a hard worker
Dick was an above average student in high school for the first two years
He then had a girlfriend, who he respected
He participated in all sports
In his senior year he focused on playing football
Then he had his first real relationship with a girl
He had offers to play football from two colleges but turned them down
After he graduated, he got a job at Santa Fe Railroad, he stayed till the following winter and was fired
The following spring he worked at Roark Motor Company, he worked for four months before an accident that caused him to be hospitalized for a couple of days, with extensive head injuries
Because of the accident he was unemployed for the whole winter
During that time he met and girl and fell in love
Her father was a Baptist preacher, he disapproved of Dick
In July they got married and she was pregnant
After marriage he work constantly from place to place
He worked at Perry Pontiac for five years
He did many bad things, he said that it seemed to just be an impulse when he did wrong
He never though about right or wrongs
He has a obsession with young girls
Dick says his main reason to go to the Clutter’s was not to rob them but to rape the girl
Dick had tried to rape the Clutter girl but Perry did not give him the chance to do so
He is more ashamed of his obsessions then being hanged
He blames his wrong doings on the car accident
Early 1957 was the start of all his causes
He