Essay on: In Cold Blood

Introduction: this essay is about the work In Cold Blood by Truman

Thesis: In Cold Blood is a novel that causes controversy due to the events it describes.
which seem unheard of, because a human being who possesses values and love towards the
humanity would not be capable of killing as the protagonists do.

The peace in which the Clutter family lived was lost one night when two young men with
bad intentions burst into their home, despite the fact that the Clutters were very
religious, calm, and they had no problems with anyone, which has been made known that
Anyone in the United States can suffer an assault. This provokes a feeling
of helplessness and insecurity.

After the murders that occurred in Holcomb, Texas, this county becomes very
famous, however before that very few had heard of him. This indicates that
An event like this makes people interested in a place that otherwise
in no way would it have caught attention.

The children of the Clutters who still lived with them, Kenyon and Nancy, were very responsible.
obedient and calm, the day they were killed they had been very happy because
Nancy had acted in a play. The father of the family who was called Herb,
he was a respectful man, with very good principles and was very strict with his
workers. Despite the happiness and tranquility in which they lived, they could not escape from
The murderers, they showed no compassion, nor did they consider that it was an exemplary family.

Contrary to the Clutter family, who lived in peace, harmony with good principles and
dedicated to working and being productive for society, had just been released from prison two
young people who wanted easy money. The life of these ex-convicts had been very
different. Perry was a dreamer, mischievous, arrogant, and egocentric. The young dreamers
they want to get money without efforts: “Since childhood… I had been requesting brochures for
Fortunes at the bottom of the sea. Train at your own home in your spare time.
free. Get rich soon by practicing immersion.

The novel has a different style, constantly changing spaces and settings.
what makes it more intriguing, although sometimes it is a bit confusing, the fact of changing
of scenarios allows the reader to focus on two actions that happen
simultaneously, for example the moment when Nanci is talking on the phone with Susan
in the house; at the same time Dick and Perry are heading towards the Clutter house.

The killers, Dick and Perry have had a disordered life, for example Dick: 'Married
twice, twice divorced, twenty-eight years old and father of three boys, Dick had
granted parole on the condition of living with his parents." Despite the fact that
Dick was very intelligent, but he didn't have his ideas in order: "A test they gave him in prison.
he gave it a 130, with the average, the prison and outside of it, being from 90 to 110.” They have bad

instincts and lie to get out of prison he said he wanted to take care of his children, without
the embargo had already planned to kill someone: 'But Dick had made up his mind:'
the stockings, of whatever tone, were unnecessary, a hindrance, a useless expense. Besides
none of those they might encounter would live to serve as a witness.
Perry has the desire to meet with Willie Jay, a former cellmate whom he
I had a lot of affection for him and he was the only one who really knew him: 'You are a very man'

passionate, a hungry man who does not know where to satisfy his appetite, a man
deeply frustrated who struggles to project their individuality.

In fragments like the one in the previous paragraph, one can visualize the personality of one of
the killers of this story, Perry was a frustrated man, full of resentment and
resentment. The hatred he felt drove him to commit atrocious acts, for a being that did not
but to no one, is capable of causing a lot of harm without thinking of the consequences.

The assault on the Clutter family was well prepared, nothing was supposed to go wrong, there should have been no

witnesses, Dick and Perry covered their faces to avoid being identified and would tie up everyone
the family members so that they couldn't do anything. Here it is observed how
work on the mind of a robber and murderer: "No witnesses - he reminded Perry."
The murderers had the idea that everything was going to go well, another convict had told them that
The Clutters had a safe in their house with a lot of money and that it would be easy to get into.
the house and take the money. However, things do not always go as planned,
as Perry mentioned. But the idea of getting easy money was more tempting than the
fear that something would go wrong: 'Friend P., I left in August and when you left I found myself
with someone you don't know, but they gave me an idea that we can take advantage of
wonderfully. A guaranteed hit. Perfect.

In the story, there are fragments of narration that appear in the third person, with a
witness narrator, but there are also accounts made in the first person, like a narrator
protagonist who recounts what he saw, but also, some characters give testimony
of what happened, as if they were being interviewed: “Helm took his shovel…-It is of
night- he said. And he set off. But he turned back once.- And that- he would declare to the day

Next was the last time I saw them.

One curious aspect is that on the day they kill Mr. Herb Clutter, he had
signed a life insurance policy, which he had refused to sign for several months. Mr. Clutter
I thought I would live many years making money and prospering for my family. I had
many plans for him and his family. This situation makes one analyze that really
It is not known when death will come, and it does not matter the plans one makes.
do.

The work owes its name to the coldness with which Perry and Dick killed the family.

Conclusion: the thieves are frustrated because they find no money in the house of
the Clutter and kill all the members 'in cold blood'. In the end the killers do not
They showed no remorse when they were sentenced, nor when they were taken to the
gallows. They had the opportunity to repent and achieve God's forgiveness, without
his coldness did not allow them to feel anything. Dick even laughed at what was going to happen.
to happen, this shows that he was not afraid of death: 'That Hickock has good sense'
of humor. They told me that an hour ago, one of the guards said to him: 'This must be the
the longest night of your life" and Hicckor goes, laughs and answers: No, the shortest.
embargo, Perry asked for forgiveness before he was hanged. He wasn't very convinced.
that I deserve to be hanged, but in the end he said: "It's useless for me to ask for forgiveness for

What I did. It's even out of place. But I do it. I apologize!

At the end of the story, characters such as agents, investigators, and other prisoners are presented.
that give this novel a different twist. That is why it belongs to a genre
referred to by some as a testimonial novel.

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In Cold Blood
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