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    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

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    Shray Amin Truman Capote’s attitude hey tries to convey in “In Cold Blood” is forgiving. In the book they KBI and the towns people mark the murderess as inhumane creatures‚ but later on in the story capote almost wants us to feel sorry for them because he tell us about the kind of child hood they had. I believe this aptitude he is trying to convey I captured very well in pages 252-253. In these pages Alvin Dewey is bringing Hickok and smith food because he doesn’t want them to sleep on an empty

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    Jeni Veazey 04-08-2013 Truman Capote Truman Capote spent a few years writing the non-fiction book “In Cold Blood.” The book is about a family that was killed in an area where no one would even begin to think something like that could happen. This is essay is an analysis of an excerpt from that book. Truman Capote views this town just the way it is described; small‚ quiet‚ innocent. He conveys this in all of the details and descriptions he gives in this essay. He describes the town in a way the

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    In Cold Blood Essay The movie Capote‚ demonstrates Truman Capote’s uses an overly manipulative interrogation style. Which raised the question: If he can manipulate the people he is interviewing into telling them what he wants‚ how is he going to manipulate his readers to believe what he wants them to? Throughout In Cold Blood‚ Truman Capote morphs the story with his biased points of view and overly dramatic word choice which inhibits readers from developing their own opinions and knowing what truly

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    The nonfiction novel In Cold Blood‚ written by Truman Capote‚ is a story based on the murders of Clutter family members. The novel is set in the quaint town of Holcomb‚ Kansas at the turn of the 1960’s where the novel explains in details of the motives and actions done by Dick Hickock and Perry Smith‚ the culprits. The novel illustrates the journey that Dick and Perry went through from the planning of the murders‚to committing the actual murders of the Clutter’s on November 19‚ 1959‚ to their own

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    most shocking tragedies in history. In the book In Cold Blood by Truman CapoteCapote displays the relationship between Dick and Perry as contradicting and extremely dysfunctional. Dick is a strong minded and harsh person not letting anything change his mind and turn him around; on the other hand Perry seems similar‚ but he actually has an emotional side and a conscience. In this novel‚ Capote develops this relationship

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    In the book In Cold Blood written by Truman Capote‚ was solely based on a multiple murder case that took place place in Holcomb‚ Kansas in 1959. The pages of In Cold Blood are filled with events surrounding the remorseless murder of a wealthy “American family”. Truman Capote gets every side of the Clutter family murder. In Cold Blood was also the first of it’s kind‚ creating a new Genre. Capote has immense attention to detail which causes the reader to gain interest in the Clutter murder and murderers

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    Mrs. Medlin APLAC-3 12 October 2012 Rhetorical Analysis In "Nancy’s Bedroom" from Cold Blood by Truman CapoteCapote tries to reveal the femininity and innocence of Nancy Clutter. He uses this as an example to reveal the greater truth that conclusions can be drawn about one’s character from a small piece of information about one’s personal space and activities. One device that Capote uses toward the beginning of the selection in the first paragraph is a simple polysendeton in "pink or blue

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    movie follow the story of a murder in Holcomb‚ Kansas by Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. This great American crime novel was turned into a movie by director Richard Brooks. The movie follows the book step for step due to the writing style by Truman Capote. The novel lets us use our imagination and films usually loose the effect of this but “In Cold Blood” the film version is an extension of the book fulfilling all the senses. “In Cold Blood” the book and the film are mirrors of each other. “Given

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    face of four members of the Clutter family. Seven years later Truman Capote publishes his book In Cold Blood based on this case. In his book he goes into details of the murders‚ and describes the life of the family leading up to their deaths‚ and the investigation of the murderers that were eventually captured and executed. Capote constructed a brilliant book which captures the audience’s attention with suspense and emotion. Capote uses several different techniques in his writing which made the book

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