Post by annajowaisas on Nov 18, 2014 1:18:04 GMT
Throughout reading this book I have noticed how in depth and detailed the images and explanations are. I think that this fiction-nonfiction way Truman Capote writes is a mixture of true facts with a few embellishments. There is no way that everything Capote wrote in all its detail, was true. By adding the few insignificant made up elements, Capote creates much more depth and emotion for the people in the book. Though I'm sure Capote got ahold of the things the Clutters did before they died, it was probably just a vague list of activities. Adding the actions and thoughts of the Clutters, minute by minute, it created sympathy within the audience. We felt for the Clutters, though we knew the outcome from the beginning. It makes the reader want Perry and Dick to pay for what they've done. However, Capote also applies this to the opposing side. Describing Dick and Perry's adventures, their past experiences, and their thoughts creates a deeper connection with the audience to the murderers. By writing this way, Truman Capote deepen the meaning of just reading a book, because in the back of their mind, the reader knows that this truly did happen at one point.