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    In the first chapter of In Cold Blood‚ Truman Capote uses many different techniques and types of languages in order to create tension in order to prepare and engage the reader. In this chapter‚ the way Capote writes creates a definitive sense of anticipation‚ leading the reader to read on and preparing them for events that will occur in the future. At the very beginning of this chapter‚ capote begins with a description of the town of Holcomb setting a scene in order to create a dramatic atmosphere

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    In Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood‚ the author uses a style of writing combining factual‚ journalistic writing with the mystery and intrigue normally found in traditional fiction novels to develop a new genre that critics found unique from the modernists of his time. In the beginning of this book‚ the murders and victims seem unrelated‚ but as the book moves ahead‚ the relationship becomes clear. The victims‚ who are the Clutter family of four‚ are the typical all-American family. The family is murdered

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    What makes a murderer? Is it the nature they are born with or the nurture they receive growing up? This is a question asked when reading In Cold Blood‚ a true crime novel about the murder of the Clutter family written by Truman Capote. In Cold Blood was published in late September of 1965. This book closely follows the finding and capturing of the criminals‚ the detectives on their journey to catch the killers and the background into the killers lives. A person’s personality is not solely decided

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    Perry! Throughout Truman Capote’s nonfiction novel‚ In Cold Blood‚ Perry Smith and Dick Hickock are shown in two distinct lights. While Perry appears to have compassion and a possible mental illness‚ Dick is portrayed as a ruthless‚ apathetic monster. Through the use of vivid descriptions and changing points of view‚ Capote makes the audience see Perry as a helpless accessory to murder‚ while Dick is the mastermind. By establishing Perry as a “good” antagonist‚ Capote shows that although he

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    Although people perceive the murderers in a negative way‚ Capote writes the book in hopes that the readers see the murderers of the Clutter family in a human perspective‚ emphasizing that not everyone’s actions represent them as whole. Since Capote is trying to prove the different perspectives of the murderers during the first part of the novel‚ In Cold Blood‚ he uses a unique technique of structuring his paragraphs. He starts out the book describing the Clutter family and where they lived before

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    the 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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    Miriam is a short story written by Truman Capote. The story is about a women name Mrs. Miller who is a widow in lives alone. One day she came across this little girl name Miriam‚ which is so wired because her name is Miriam also. The little girl‚ will just not leave Mrs. Miller alone. The story can be just Mrs. Miller imagination of how lonely she is. According to the story‚ “it gave her a queer sensation. And no one was in the room” (42). This shows how this is just Mrs. Miller imagination. How

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    The short story Miriam‚ written by Truman Capote‚ is a mysterious story that arouses questions and confusions over the course of the development of the protagonist. The protagonist‚ Mrs. H.T. Miller lives by herself ever since the death of her husband‚ and is now going through intense mental breakdowns due to being reclusive besides going to the grocery store a few blocks away. Her life is plain and normal‚ until she meets a ten year old girl dressed in an odd looking outfits standing in front of

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    “A Christmas Memory”‚ which was written by Truman Capote and originally published in Mademoiselle Magazine in December 1956‚ is a meaningful and emotional story about family. In which‚ the characters of a family are defined especially:” Family is not only a shelter but also a safe place to care‚ share memories‚ sacrifice‚ and love.” There are many definitions about family. One of them is “A family consists of two or more people (one of whom is the householder) related by birth‚ marriage‚ or adoption

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    Miriam by Truman Capote‚ Miriam is not a real person but a ghost-like follower. Miriam’s distinctive and unusual features are the main evidence to prove her unreal origin. One of those features is her eyes; they do not seem to belong to a small girl like Miriam: “Mrs. Miller decided the truly distinctive feature was not her [Miriam’s] hair‚ but her eyes; they were hazel‚ steady‚ lacking any childlike quality whatsoever and‚ because of their size‚ seemed to consume her small face” (Capote 3). This

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