Summary Of Dic Capote's In Cold Blood

Although Dick thinks upon himself as normal, Capote unveils the perversions that Dick entails; therefore, proving those who poison themselves with their own choices should have a more grim punishment than those whom others have poisoned. Capote while describing the early years of Dick and Perry, uses their childhoods to set a background for their demeanor. Dick loves his family and his parents still adoring their son state after suspicion of the crime, ¨...afraid because he thinks we won't forgive him. Like we always have. And will¨ (Capote 171). On the contrary, Perry recollects a conversation with his sister about his father: ¨that bastard never gave me a chance… he didn't want me to learn anything, only how to tote and carry for him. Dumb. Ignorant¨ (Capote 185). Dick uncorrupted by his cordial childhood, was able to sway his future anyway he pleased, while Perry headed toward an almost undeniable destiny of failure and ruination.
Dick uses the same phrasing, ¨How about it, honey? Didn't I promise we´d spend Christmas in Miami? Just like all the millionaires?¨ (Capote 195). In many instances while talking to Perry, he replays the same scheme to achieve his goal of complete control over naive people. In a way, Perry can be easily compared to victims of Dick´s past, but being violated in two completely different fashions. Dick wants to make Perry feel important, but helpless. By using this diction he can accomplish just that making Perry a moldable piece of clay ready to be transformed into anything Dick can dream upon. During all of this he is aware of his wrong doings, consistently convincing himself that what he is doing is ¨normal¨, but why would he need convincing if he knew what he was doing was truly normal? Aware of the fact that his abnormal behaviors, the readers cannot justify any of his villainy unlike Perry, further supporting Dick´s punishments should be more