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    During my research‚ I found that ‘In Cold Blood’ was far from “immaculately factual”‚ as Truman Capote claims it to be. Firstly‚ in an interview with George Plimpton in 1966‚ Capote describes how he managed to input his opinions into the novel‚ without interrupting the novel. He explains that by qualifying a statement he disagrees with‚ he can convince a reader of his own opinions. Secondly‚ Capote refused to use a tape recorder. Although he claimed to be 94% accurate at remembering interviews‚ he

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    James Truslow Adams in The Epic Of America‚ the ideology behind the American dream started back in the sixteenth-century when Western European settlers came to this land at great risk to build a better life for themselves. In Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood‚ the American dream is at the heart of the novel as the book is mainly based in Kansas- the heartland of America. As a whole‚ the American dream consists of the ideals of freedom‚ equality‚ and opportunity to be held for every American. Different

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    imagine what it would be like in a town where nothing happens. The town is 2D with the land flat and the views drawn into the ground instead of rising it. The town of which I refer is Holcomb‚ Kansas. The setting for Truman Capote portrays In Cold Blood. A bland‚ tired town that host inhabitants‚ the town being equal to their occupants. Truman attempts to illustrate the said town that would allow us to explore the streets with the practice of imagery along with the attention to the little details

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    In Cold Blood: Passage Analysis In Cold Blood‚ Capote uses imagery‚ foreshadowing and allusion to portray Perry as a lonely man who doesn’t have his family‚ especially his father‚ there by his side to support him which slowly causes him to begin to lose his sanity and question his faith. Capote also portrays Perry as an innocent victim. “Voices roared through his head; one voice persistently asked him‚ ‘Where is Jesus? Where?” pg. 319. Perry begins to question Jesus because he is going through

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    In Truman Capote’s‚ “In Cold Blood”‚ the theme of an “American Dream” is promoted by the settings in the book. As displayed in the book‚ the two factors‚ the American dream and setting‚ intertwine; revealing a more deeper connection. The American dream is fragile and with the introduction of different settings throughout the book‚ it is evident on how it can be impossible to reach under difficult circumstances. Agent Dewey fantasizes about one day living his version of the American dream. “Dewey

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    In Cold Blood Essay The movie Capote‚ demonstrates Truman Capote’s uses an overly manipulative interrogation style. Which raised the question: If he can manipulate the people he is interviewing into telling them what he wants‚ how is he going to manipulate his readers to believe what he wants them to? Throughout In Cold Blood‚ Truman Capote morphs the story with his biased points of view and overly dramatic word choice which inhibits readers from developing their own opinions and knowing what truly

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    Literary Analysis of In Cold Blood In Cold Blood‚ written by Truman Capote‚ is a book that encloses the true story of a family‚ the Clutters‚ whose lives were brutally ended by the barrel of a 12-gauge shotgun. The killers were 2 men‚ each with 2 different backgrounds and personalities‚ each with his own reasons to take part in such a harrowing deed. Capote illustrates the events leading up to the murder in sharp detail and describes its aftermath with such a perspective that one feels that he is

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    Ahanna Williams Ugorji December 5th 2013 The novel “In Cold Blood” by Truman Capote focuses on two main characters‚ Dick and Perry‚ that murder a family‚ try to escape and are eventually caught by the police. Throughout the story the author shows off both characters differently towards the reader‚ he displays Perry as a sympathetic character and displays Dick as being a dick. Truman Capote first came across the story of the murders by reading about it in newspaper‚ he then decided to article

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    Truman Capote’s excerpt‚ from his book In Cold Blood‚ depictes exactly how the reader should be imagining this place to be a small town “nowheresville‚” Kansas. A place that just by itself and not known. The excerpt talks about a small town in Kansas that is irrelevant that even few residents know about. From the beginning‚ it’s apparent that the narrator needs the reader to see Holcomb as a shabby and torn-down town. The narrator‚ is seeing this from a more refined and from even a more classy perspective

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    ethnicities and races‚ and countless cultural differences. Within our melting pot people have different lifestyles and ambitions in life. Some work hard for what they get‚ and others try to find a quick way of getting what they want. In the book‚ "In Cold Blood"‚ Truman Capote elaborates on those main concepts of the American way of living. He shows how two different types of people‚ collide‚ ending in tragedy and death. In the book‚ the Clutter family is the typical stereotype of 1950’s family. Herb Clutter

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