Analysis Of Herb Capote's In Cold Blood

When the people of Holcomb County thought of the Clutters. The Clutters were a well known family around they town. They were well known for different reasons. Bonnie with her “little spells”, Nancy and all of her extracurricular activities, Kenyon with his awkwardness and the most well known, Herb with his business success. Everyone in the town looked up to them and when they found out they were all murdered, that the only thing anyone could think of. That day was not only the day that everyone got to see them alive but also their last time so see the things that they did. In the story, In Cold Blood, Capote characterizes the character very distinguishably. Starting off with Nancy. Besides Herb Clutter, Nancy was the most active person in the Clutter household. Nancy played a large part in the community. Little things such as teaching a little girl how to make her award winning pie and helping old ladies with their garden will be something that will be well missed. When Nancy was brutally murdered it ended not only her life, but also everything that she did. She had a great significance on the people around her. When it came to Bobby, just seeing

The last time Bob Johnson saw him alive Herb had given him a check for 40,000 dollars that would double when he died form his “accidental” causes. He was taken by shock when he had come to realize that Herb had died the night that he handed him that check and he then had to find a way to accumulate 40,000 extra dollars, “ I didn’t believe it. I couldn’t afford it…a piece of paper worth 80,000 dollars…there must be some mistake”. Though some were taken by supervise by Mr. Clutter’s death while other thought it was ought to happen. When Mr. Clutter came into the Post Office Mrs. Clair noticed that he never had to time to give a hello or a good-by. She did not like how he always acted like he was in a rush. She thought for a while that, “…it’s all caught up with