On my last blog I was wondering on why
Capote gave the family such a big importance. And then BANG and answer popped
into my head. We all know that six people are going to die. So far we have the
Clutter´s family that sum up to six doesn’t it? Right there we have a
connection: the Clutter family is going to die. What Capote probably wants is
for us to connect and to relate to the family. This way we will get attached to
them and sympathy for them. At the same time, I believe, he wants us to realize
on the little things that pass right through us on a daily basis. I look back
to my life and I realize that I don’t appreciate the things that I have, I’m
not always grateful for all I have. Capote made me realize this when he states,
“Now, on this final day of her life, Mrs. Clutter hung in the closet the calico
housedress she had been wearing, and put on one of her trailing nightgowns and
a fresh set of white socks” (30). Right there he wants us to feel pity for her
and at the same time have us reflect about life. How do we know we are going to
wake up tomorrow morning? How do we know we are not going to get in a car
accident? We don’t. We can’t predict the future and that’s probably what Capote
wants to tell us so far. If Mrs. Clutter would have known she was going to die
next morning, would she had lived her day differently? I’m pretty sure she
would have.
As I was reading this book I couldn’t keep
thinking about Amish Grace, a novel
by Donald B. Kraybill, Steven M. Nolt, and David L. Weaver-Zercher that I read
during the summer. It´s the story of a man that comes into a small school in
Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania and kills five innocent young girls. Not only did he
kill the girls, but later took away his own life. What’s interesting about this
novel is that it starts right away with the shooting. The authors don’t want us
to sympathy with the families, yet more important they want to tell us the role
this incidents play in our society.
We can see that they both have a similar topic, just a different way of approaching to them. Can’t wait to finish In Cold Blood to be able to determine which tactic I prefer.
We can see that they both have a similar topic, just a different way of approaching to them. Can’t wait to finish In Cold Blood to be able to determine which tactic I prefer.
New vocabulary:
Reticent: not revealing one's
thoughts or feelings readily.
Summon: authoritatively or
urgently call on.
Ludicrous: so foolish, unreasonable,
or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous.
Pheasant: a large long-tailed
game bird native to Asia, the male of which typically has very showy plumage.
Sheaf: a bundle of grain
stalks laid lengthwise and tied together after reaping.
Protégé: person who is guided
and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person.
Gewgaw: a showy thing, esp. one
that is useless or worthless.
Despondency: a state of low spirits
caused by loss of hope or courage.
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