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Week 4
Nov 16, 2014 18:12:13 GMT
Post by kandahar on Nov 16, 2014 18:12:13 GMT
Literary non-fiction is the act of telling a true story in the style of a narrative. For example, if we told the story of the moon landing through Neil Armstrong's view point with all his thoughts. In Cold Blood though tells the story through multiple character's (people's) eyes instead of writing the findings in a Lab Report format where everything is just facts and procedure. I believe Capote went down this path because he wanted to share this story to the people without boring them with only facts. This brings forth a lot of connection between the audience and the characters in the book which is what Capote formed while he was reporting on this case. One of these was surprise, like when Perry's dad threatened to kill him after they finished the cabin. I wasn't expecting that, especially because the dad's report was so logical and it seemed like he cared a lot for Perry.
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Week 4
Nov 16, 2014 18:30:22 GMT
Post by gmearns on Nov 16, 2014 18:30:22 GMT
I agree completely that this new point of view as well as the way Capote chose to tell the story flips a usually boring crime article into an engaging yet real novel about the exploits of not only a community but multiple differing families. I also agree that the twists in the plot feel much more surprising when you know that they really happened.
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Nov 16, 2014 23:20:17 GMT
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Post by brian on Nov 16, 2014 23:20:17 GMT
I agree with you Kandahar. Capote must have known that if he were to present this as a crime report based on procedure and pure facts, he would have bored his few readers. The connections that he makes between the audience and the characters excites and intrigues the reader in ways that other genres can not. Those connections are what I think popularized this style of writing.
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Week 4
Nov 17, 2014 3:17:44 GMT
Post by 16carnohanc on Nov 17, 2014 3:17:44 GMT
i also agree with Kandahar because Capote sides with Perry ehich is unusual for the author to side with the killer of the story, however it seaperates the novel from others and makes it twisted which can draw the reader's attention more. If Perry was kept the bad guy throughtout the story the reader may get bored and things would be much more predicatble.
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Week 4
Nov 18, 2014 2:26:04 GMT
Post by kandahar on Nov 18, 2014 2:26:04 GMT
i also agree with Kandahar because Capote sides with Perry ehich is unusual for the author to side with the killer of the story, however it seaperates the novel from others and makes it twisted which can draw the reader's attention more. If Perry was kept the bad guy throughtout the story the reader may get bored and things would be much more predicatble. It is very true that Capote sides with Perry a lot. You have to remember what we learned about Capote though. "It's as if Perry and I grew up in the same house. And one day he stood up and went out the back door, while I went out the front." He was very connected to both of the killers, which would explain why he sided with them and even went to try and get them released.
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