How Does Truman Capote Use Gothic Literature?

The 20th century literature was mainly influenced by Postmodern and Modernist literature, but then there was a group of people like Truman Capote he liked to use gothic literature. Truman Capote , a very criticized, American writer mainly for his style of writing and view of life. Some of his famous work include The Grass Harp, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. However, one of Truman Capote’s most well known, criticized novel In Cold Blood has been criticized and even banned from many countries.

Born Truman Streckfus Persons, later changed to Truman Capote, was an American writer, playwright and actor, many of whose short stories, novels, plays, and nonfiction are recognized literary classics. Born on September 30, 1984 to Archulus Persons, a nonprinting

Capote which resulted in the name change. Truman Capote attended Trinity School and St. John’s Academy in New York. At the age of ten , Capote, won first literary prize in Mobile Press Register contest for his short story “Old Mr. BusyBody.” (CA 62: 72 “Personal Info”). During his career, Capote remained one of America’s most questionable and eyebrow rising writers, while merging literary genius with an understanding of high society. Capote’s lifestyle formed a shadow over his work throughout his life,however that shadow has vanished after his death. Although, Capote did not write many novels his knowledge of human desire was unreal in ways some can’t explain. As a result , Capote is regarded as one of the most significant writers of all time. He uses romance and irony that confuses the reader while encouraging them to read more and more of his novels that are just gut wrenching. This is due to the fact that Capote, as a writer, sets himself and his life experiences in the center of the story , which influences his writings deeply (CLC 19: 85-87). Capote uses wit, and irony, underscored by his inimitable lyric language, to fashion this chic and enigmatic novella in most of his novels like Breakfast at Tiffany’s.Truman Capote as a

In Cold Blood established Capote's reputation American literature, this novel has been banned from countries for the constant use of profanity. The nonfiction novel illustrates the cold-blooded murder of a Kansas family by two drifters. In this novel Capote used irony which he uses effectively throughout the novel (Werlock “Truman Capote” Online). In November 1959 Capote saw a newspaper article about a murder of a farm family consisting of a mother, father, son and daughter in Holcomb, Kansas. After reading about the murder he and his good friend, Harper Lee, and arrived just in time for the family's funeral.Truman was able to get information by law officials and even murderers, Richard Hickock and Perry Smith. This murder interested Capote a lot so he decided to write about it and accumulated 6,000 pages after interviewing people around the area. Capote managed to fit all 6,000 pages of notes into a novel 400 pages, divided into four sections which are “The Last to The Alive,” “Persons Unknown,” “Answer,” and “The Corner.” In the the book “In Cold Blood” Capote withholds very important details of murder until Section III, in the courtroom, where Capote exposes the details of the murder of the Clutter family. One of the most weird things about this novel is that Capote developed a close friendship with both Hickock and Perry. He saw some of his own traits of alienation, homosexuality,