Post by carson on Dec 8, 2014 3:51:26 GMT
3. What did you think of each man’s last words? (Perry p. 340, Dick p. 339)
I believe each last words fully described each person. When Hickock said, "I just want to say I hold no hard feelings", really emphasizing how Dick was portrayed as the less innocent of the two, though it was Perry who had done the dirty work. Capote had emphasized throughout the text how Perry was less to be blamed than Dick, ever so subtly. It accurately portrays Dick as the harder, more aggressive man of the two, and when Perry talks about how he didn't deserve forgiveness, yet he still asks, its almost as if he is connecting to the human within his disfigured shell, and tries to make amends, due to his regrets. Furthermore, when Hickock says, "You people are sending me to a better world than this ever was" emphasizes his selfishness and nonhuman like distinctions to Perry, as Dick is out of touch with his emotional and human side. Dick says how he is going somewhere else in his final words, more than likely Hell according to his beliefs. By saying Hell is a better place than Earth, Dick is seen as a monster, one without morals and one who cares less for societal values. To further explain Perry, he was slightly portrayed by Capote to be more sensitive, and less masculine than his partner. Furthermore, Perry's last words reflect upon some ideas found within the text, such as how Perry had been raised to stand his own, but never back from a fight. It is here Capote exploits this detail, stretching it so it appears that is wasn't necessarily his fault, but a result of how he was raised.
I believe each last words fully described each person. When Hickock said, "I just want to say I hold no hard feelings", really emphasizing how Dick was portrayed as the less innocent of the two, though it was Perry who had done the dirty work. Capote had emphasized throughout the text how Perry was less to be blamed than Dick, ever so subtly. It accurately portrays Dick as the harder, more aggressive man of the two, and when Perry talks about how he didn't deserve forgiveness, yet he still asks, its almost as if he is connecting to the human within his disfigured shell, and tries to make amends, due to his regrets. Furthermore, when Hickock says, "You people are sending me to a better world than this ever was" emphasizes his selfishness and nonhuman like distinctions to Perry, as Dick is out of touch with his emotional and human side. Dick says how he is going somewhere else in his final words, more than likely Hell according to his beliefs. By saying Hell is a better place than Earth, Dick is seen as a monster, one without morals and one who cares less for societal values. To further explain Perry, he was slightly portrayed by Capote to be more sensitive, and less masculine than his partner. Furthermore, Perry's last words reflect upon some ideas found within the text, such as how Perry had been raised to stand his own, but never back from a fight. It is here Capote exploits this detail, stretching it so it appears that is wasn't necessarily his fault, but a result of how he was raised.