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A Rhetorical Analysis Of The Letter Perry Capote

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Capote includes the composition by Perry’s father to show compassion for Perry. His situation coerces the reader to pity Perry and sympathize with him. The letter helps explain more of Perry’s background. In it, his father emphasizes that Perry was a "normal" child, and that he is "goodhearted" if he is treated right.(128) The letter, especially the way it leaves out certain details and is mostly haughty, gives Perry conflicted emotions such as self-indulgence, love, and animosity. Perry’s life story could be seen as one unsuccessful circumstance after another. He chases one dream after the next, augmented by the highest hopes, only to have his dreams dashed. These experiences, described in Tex’s letter, have caused much confusion in Perry’s

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