Post by kaylaanb on Nov 1, 2014 17:12:02 GMT
I think that americans have a fascination with true crime because we can relate to the family's emotions much easier than if it were a fictional plot. Therefore implies that stories like this can be a moral or a lesson to anyone who were to go through the tragedy of a whole family that was close to you, being murdered. Also, people are fascinated with true crime because it is a warning to all families around and a reminder of how cruel people can be in our world. People like reporters and authors let everyone be aware that murders and killings don't just occur in a movie; if that were the case, our life is a movie. Capote is an author reporting on the many family's reactions to the murder and of course describing how good of people they were, which reveals that no matter the innocence of any person in this world, we are all waiting for something bad to happen. Which correlates to the quote in the second essential question. The Clutters didn't know anything bad would happen to them, but once the shooters show up at their house, would could they do now?