In Cold Blood Truman Capote Analysis

The Outsider: In Cold Blood, Truman Capote The re-invention of Capote The contrast between the dark introductory scene with that of the quiet farmhouse scene helps to build the difference between the outsider (Capote) and his new friends at the party. His rather charismatic and friendly rapport endears him to the crow encircling him to hear his juicy tales about Jimmy Baldwin; who seemingly has a new novel in its final stage. This chatter seems to be his initial entry strategy into this rather quiet Holcombe town, Kansas. He therefore meticulously uses his friendly stature coupled by odd mannerisms, and the welcoming nature of the locals to go about his investigative business. His initial approach to the investigators from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation about the “The scarf”, that “It’s from

This he does by changing his image. He sheds off the bright colored clothes for a more relaxed and conservative dark suit, and throws away the Bergdorf’s scarf to complete his new look. Not stopping at the above tricks, he uses the chief investigator’s wife love for literary works to get a glimpse of the arrested killers. He gives the sheriff’s wife an autographed copy of his novel: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, well timed bait for his move. This endears him to her, and hopefully to the sheriff by proxy. Capote unleashes another move by going to the girl who found the friend’s body, Laura. Nelle does the asking, in which she inquires about Danny, the boyfriend to the deceased. What comes out in their investigation is that Danny seems shattered over the whole murder. Capote uses empathy to make Laura talk more about Danny and what the people in town are talking of. Despite Capote’s rather extrovert nature, one cannot fail to realize that he shows remorse for his