In Cold Blood: Persons Unknown

Favorite part

• Perry in Mexico

• reading Perry's letters and learning about him

Dewey

• didn't think much; liked him nonetheless

• represents Capote when he was researching the book

analysis of Perry

• not as guilty

  • feels remorse unlike Dick

    • shows how he is more sensitive and empathetic than Dick

  • never killed anybody before either→ lied about killing another guy but never did

  • roped along with everything

    • the other dude forced him into the crime in Kansas

• tragic backstory

  • mother's death and nuns abusing him

• Capote trying to make it easier to sympathize with and relate to

  • Capote was friends with Perry

• his carrying around memorability

  • shows how he carries his emotional baggage around

• idolizes Willie Jay, but doesn't open to other people

  • maybe spurred by his childhood and him always moving around

  • how he sees himself as an intellectual reason for idolization of Willie Jay

Mr. Clutter's death

• maybe he was expecting to die

  • odd behavior before death→ think smoking too

  • took out large life insurance