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Nancy Clutter Character Analysis

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Scene 1 - Village Truman Capote characterizes the Village of Holcomb is a vast, desolate place where nothing of significance occurs very often to foreshadow and bring to light the drast contrast between that and the fact that the reader knows the horrific murder takes place there. He promptly builds up the tone of the Holcomb as a picturesque place where everything is perfect and nothing ever goes wrong. Capote sets it up as a ‘perfect’ place only to later poke cracks in its perfection, exposing its flaws. Ultimately the exposure of these flaws will lead up to the murder, the one drastic twist that eventually crumble the entire foundation of the perfect little village. Scene 2 - Fam At first glance, the Clutter family seems to be the epitome of the American Dream and the perfect American family. Everyone appears to be happy and well put together, giving off the illusion of perfection. Mr. Clutter is a hard worker, fair boss, and devout Methodist, with his only flaw being his absolute opposition to alcohol. Nancy Clutter is the “town darling”, perfect in every aspect of life, and an overachiever both in …show more content…

Dick is characterized by Capote as extremely literal minded while Perry on the other hand has a more open, creative mind and outlook. Perry also appears to be more impulsive whereas Dick thinks things through logically before taking action. Dick, although he seems to take charge, also appears less intelligent, where Perry occasionally corrects his grammar and attempts to improve his vocabulary, despite Dick’s impressive IQ of 130. Both Dick and Perry however have parallel aspects of their backgrounds. They were both in auto vehicle accidents, sustained deformations from said accidents, and were both in jail together. However, both continue to live for the future on the lookout for their next score, being appealed by the adventurous aspects and thrill it

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