Post by ellievancuren on Dec 7, 2014 18:28:22 GMT
I believe that there is a huge difference between reading true crime books and reading violent fiction books. Most people read violent fiction for entertainment, while true crime books are read because people are interested in the topics that are in them. People feel more uncomfortable when reading true crime books because they do not gain that sense of security of knowing that the stories did not actually happen that they get when reading fictional books. Humans are curious about crimes like murder and that is why they read books like In Cold Blood or watch movies like Capote, so they can try to figure out how and why people commit these crimes. But in doing so, they feel uncomfortable when they start to pity or sympathize with violent criminals. Capote attempted to make his readers pity Perry by making it seem like his environments growing up are what cause him to grow into such an aggressive and hateful person. People experience an internal struggle with whether or not it's okay to pity Perry and/or even Dick. However, when reading fictional books about crime or murder people have an easier time sympathizing with killers or criminals because they did not actually do anything. When people hear about murders on the news, they instantly hate the killer and may even get upset about the situation. But when watching TV shows about crime, people do not feel as personally attached to the victims and crimes and do not feel as heated about the situation. Despite finding books about true crime more interesting, many people prefer fictional books about violent crime because they are less intense on the emotions of the reader.