In Cold Blood Truman Capote Analysis

The story of Ronald Gene Simmons. On the 22nd of December, 1987 the worst mass murder in Arkansas history took place. A man by the name of Ronald Gene Simmons went on a killing spree. He started off by killing his wife, kids, and his three year old granddaughter, but it didn’t stop there. He killed his family and quite a few harmless townspeople because he went insane, because why else would you kill harmless people?

After the rebellion the James brothers teamed up with Bloody Bill’s Gang and Robert Ford's Gang. Together, they went and tried to rob a man on his stagecoach, but they accidentally killed two innocent people, thus the people creating a reward for their gangs, dead or alive. (Biography.com 1) Jesse (By himself), stole over two hundred thousand dollars in total. While teamed up, Jesse proclaimed that he was a “Modern Robin Hood” by giving what they stole to the poor. (Pbs.org

Mr. Venable had arranged for protection by Baron’s pack, and struck a deal with Annie to recover the money that had been stolen. Lark’s pack had been tracking Baron’s pack, ready to launch an attack. What followed was a clash between packs, with Venable caught in the middle, and Peabody investigating close behind. Baron’s pack is left with only a few dogs living. Mr. Venable’s lover is killed, while Palo’s pack is completely extinguished, save for Anthony, and Annie, who had stayed behind.

Daric Morgan investigated the man who shot his wife, who is going to have a baby and wants it to be a boy. The victim states,” you will pay for this because of what you did to my son. The Victim also states,” You will pay for this because of what you did to my son, YOU KILLED HIM! My boy was the world to me.” Once he was done talking to him one of the partners showed him of what the killer left for him

The really unique feature about In Cold Blood is that it was an actual murder of the Clutter family in November 1958 -1959. Truman Capote was fascinated by the murder of the four family members, as was the rest of the country. It did not only affect small towns of Holcomb, Kansas but the whole country could identify with the horror of an entire family being murdered for no apparent reason. In the small town people we scared and sad for what was happening in there little town.

He published it in 1966; it tells of the gruesome 1959 murders of four members of the Herbert Clutter family from Holcomb, KS. The Clutter Family were considered wealthy and prominent in their community. They were found bound, gagged and shot in the head in their home on a Sunday morning. A convicted inmate named Floyd Wells came forward and tells the Kansas Bureau of Investigation that he knew it was Perry Smith and Richard Hickock that planned the robbery and the murders. He also had been Hickocks cellmate as well, as

The first time we see this is after Johnny and Ponyboy arrive fresh from the murder to seek Dally’s help. He gives them dry clothes, a loaded gun, fifty dollars, and tells them a location to hide in. He gave them the essentials they need even though he could have gone to jail. Darry would have even beat up Dally to death for helping them escape town and giving them a gun and money. According to Ponyboy, “...he [Dally] got drunk, he rode in rodeos, lied, cheated, stole, rolled drunks, jumped small kids—he did everything.” (1.48) After Johnny died, Dally makes an enormous sacrifice that took away his life.

While awaiting trial Frank 's father Matt Fowler decides to give Mr.Strout a punishment he felt was necessary. Mr.Fowler went out and ended up murdering the man who murdered his son. While reading the story the audience dominantly takes Frank 's father 's side on the situation rather than feeling the same way about the two murders. People seem to sway towards Mr.Fowlers side of the story because they say it was out of love, Richard Strout deserved it, and Frank was innocent unlike Mr. Strout. Love is the key to all relationships throughout the world.

Gary stated in the prosecutor’s summary of the evidence that he had the urge to kill his third wife but he did not because the risk of getting caught was too great. Gary also had stated that he had picked up prostitutes that he had not killed, even after getting in “the mood”. He stated that he did this because other prostitutes had seen him pick them up and he did not want them being able to say that he was the last person with the victim. Even after getting caught in 2001 he made a deal with the prosecutor to tell him about the murders only after he was told if he did he would not face the death penalty. 7.

Although the author set himself the task of using the natural materials of this case to write a nonfiction novel, it is clear that the audience is given information about the murders, and murderers however, the author’s emotions are also present. Capote's tone in the novel strives to be objective, but he cannot help but let his compassion towards the criminals and the Clutter family emerge. His compassion shifts the novel in a way to pull on the heartstrings of the audience and to allow for a deeper understanding of his purpose. Many of the tones included in the book brings out the importance of the American Dream and life being a gift. The quote, “Then, touching the brim of his cap, he headed for home and the day’s work, unaware that it would be his last,” is an example of the author’s serious tone to support his purpose of how the gift of life can be taken so unexpectedly.