Oct. 22, 2012
An unfortunate relationship
Imagine what it is like to be a criminal in contradictory partnership, one man takes control while the other follows along, but what they have in common is the capability of killing a person without a problem. This is Dick Hickock and Perry Smith’s relationship; although they are not exactly alike they both are in on a murder that creates one of the most shocking tragedies in history. In the book In Cold Blood by Truman Capote, Capote 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 …show more content…
Capote has accomplished making Perry seem like he really has a soft, naïve side to him which creates sympathy. On the other hand Dick was made out to be as selfish conceited and rude person. Together these two make a team sharing the interest and ability to commit the murders of the Clutter family. Capote has described a contradicting relationship between someone with a conscience who is able to kill someone, and a conceited person willing to do the same. How would you feel if you were in Perry’s situation, going along with anything and everything Dick said letting him control you, or imagine being the alpha in this situation with the idea that you were better than everyone. Either way it is not a situation that anyone wants to be a part of which makes you wonder what made Dick and Perry think for one second this was a good