Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Tow #8: In Cold Blood

 In Cold Blood, by Truman Capote, talks about the brutal murders of the Clutter family in 1959. Capote learned about the murders and he traveled to Kansas to write about these horrific crimes. He wanted people to know what had happened. Together with Nelle Harper Lee, his friend, they interviewed residents and investigators in order to put together this non-fiction piece about the tragic, unreasonable deaths of the Clutters.
Truman Capote was a very credible author, credible to many short stories, novels, and plays. Most of his works are nonfiction and literary classics. He is very credible because In Cold Blood was put together through interviews of people living near the Clutters, and through investigations done by the police.
Truman Capote is a remarkable writer and his way of writing is really what makes his novel stand out. The first chapter of the book introduces the characters and the situation. It is not very descriptive, but enough to get the reader informed of what the context is. However, throughout the novel, crucial evidence and imagery are provided so that the reader can get a good sense of the event and what happened. Reading this book gave me a lot of anticipation because Capote did such a great job of introducing the scene and making me anticipate of what was going to happen next.
Reading this book, there was a lot of foreshadowing and that, in my opinion, was a very successful technique because it helped me understand and to prepare me for what was going to happen next.
Overall, this was one of the most thrilling books I've ever read. It was also not like any other book I have ever read because it is so remarkably structured together with the diction and the following up to many events. Truman Capote did an excellent job.


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