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blueberry488
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What are the major themes of In Cold Blood?

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Posted by blueberry488 on Monday October 12, 2009 at 5:21 PM and tagged with in cold blood, literature, main ideas.

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  1. appletrees
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    The author (Capote) became obsessed with obtaining an admission of guilt from the imprisoned killer. Capote also identified with this young man, because he was intelligent and a loner like Capote himself. Capote spent many long hours talking to him and gained his trust, to the extent that eventually he confessed to the killings.  The killer was flattered by the attention and the idea that he was the subject of a book; he may have thought Capote would help him get a lighter sentence, and cooperated for this reason. This raises the question of the ethical issues inherent in such a relationship between journalist and subject. As well, one powerful theme is the ruthless and cruel nature of the killings and the dark side of life in rural America at the time.

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    Posted by appletrees on Wednesday October 14, 2009 at 7:55 AM