In Cold Blood Analytical Essay

In the novel, In Cold Blood, Truman Capote writes about a murder case of the Clutter family that occurred in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas. He labeled his work as a “nonfiction novel” although he uses devices of fiction writing. Capote felt that he was one of the few creative people who actually took journalism seriously, but this brought up questions of whether a book such as In Cold Blood is actually a novel, a creative work, or journalism. Based on my view, I believe that the way he wrote the book with the fiction devices does not interfere with the journalistic credibility of the account.