The Relationship Changes of Dick Hickock and Perry Smith Throughout In Cold Blood the friendship of Dick Hickock and Perry Smith changes quite often. Even though the two may believe that they need each other and that they are similar in each and every way‚ they each put their own personal profit above one another whether it is for small change‚ sex‚ or even as far as death. The two may be very close to each other‚ but their self-serving personalities get the best of them every time. In In Cold
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and brutal detailing‚ I believe he did achieve his goal to be both objective and sympathetic. Capote gave not only the detailed account of Perry Smith ’s and Dick Hickock ’s childhoods but also the murder of the Clutter family. Smith ’s childhood was very problematic and scarred by years of abuse‚ making us feel as if he committed the murder because of his sorrow past. “Perry had on several occasions run off‚ set out to find his lost father‚ for he had lost his mother as well‚ learned to ’despise ’ her;
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Past of Perry Smith The brutal murder of the four Clutter family members was a tragedy to the “American Dream”‚ filled with anguish and longing. The Clutters’‚ known as the most secure and trusting family in their community‚ death caused paranoia and mistrust to spread throughout the town of Holcomb. There was no apparent motive for the crime‚ and there were almost no clues. Until criminal investigator Alvin Dewey received information leading him to the suspected killers‚ Perry Smith and Dick
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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote is 1966 nonfiction novel that follows the Clutter killings of 1959; specifically‚ it is a novel that follows the killers of the Clutter family‚ Richard “Dick” Hickock and Perry Edward Smith. In writing In Cold Blood‚ Capote intended the novel to be both objective and sympathetic. To write a nonfiction novel in an objective and sympathetic manner‚ especially one concerning a topic such as murder and the death penalty‚ is no easy task. In Cold Blood was true to Capote’s
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Throughout the book‚ Capote creates sympathy for Perry Smith while claiming the justice system is flawed in the way it punishes the wrong people. Perry Smith did not live the happy childhood that he deserved‚ abandoned by his family at a young age he was forced to live at a terrible orphanage. “The one where Black Widows were always at me. Hitting me. Because of wetting the bed...They hated me‚ too.” (Capote 132). In this specific orphanage‚ Perry was beaten by the nuns that own the place. The
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the murder‚ when Perry tells Dick “…there must be something wrong with us”‚ suggesting that Perry has a sense of guilt about the murders. In response to this‚ Dick tells Perry to “shut up” and swerves the car towards an old dog in the road. This creates a stark contrast of moods; with Perry feeling remorseful in the passenger seat‚ and Dick staying optimistic‚ delighting in running over the dog. Consequently‚ the reader would be naturally inclined to dislike Dick more than Perry‚ as he appears to
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Capote portrays Perry Smith as both a victim and a hero in order to make the reader connect more sympathetically with Smith‚ thus making him the protagonist of the text. Protagonists are generally the character with whom readers sense the author has the most sympathy. Throughout the text Smith is constantly portrayed as the victim. In the first introduction regarding Smith describing his physical appearance prior to the murders‚ Capote uses word choice to create the impression that Perry is the victim
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account of a bloody murder with multiple victims‚ portrays how the psychological effects of the traumas‚ accidents‚ issues‚ frustrations‚ or lack of opportunities‚ starting in childhood and beyond‚ were the main culprits that caused the main characters‚ Perry and Dick‚ to commit one of the bloodiest and random criminal acts in America. Thus‚ Capote focused on what led these two men to commit these audacious physical crimes‚ rather than looking at the surface and giving an account of the facts‚ legal aspects
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Without Capote’s depiction of the events that let up to that heinous crime‚ they would be known as the only casualties. In writing this novel‚ Capote portrays the two murders‚ Dick Hickock and Perry Smith‚ as victims as well; not of a homicide‚ but of life’s circumstances. Dick was born mentally handicapped and Perry was physically abused as a child. These childhood conditions are allegedly what led the two men to commit the murder of four innocent people. The Clutter family consisted of Herbert‚ his
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Will Smith Will Smith is one of the greatest actors‚ singers and rappers of our time. Even from his youth to his adulthood‚ he has become one of the most influential people of America. He has become a gifted and talented actor‚ demanding millions of dollars for his parts in number one hits movies at the box office. With his charm‚ his talent‚ and his generosity he will be a household name remembered for years to come. Williard C. Smith‚ Jr. known as Will grew up in a middle class area in
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