In Cold Blood - 'Family Life'
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- Created on: 26-05-22 09:02
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- Family life
- Introduction
- Context on Capote
- Capote himself had a tumultuous upbringing
- His parents split when he was 8
- His mother removed him from his father. However, he was brought up by relatives
- His parents split when he was 8
- Perhaps his difficult upbringing reflects why he feels empathy for Perry's situation.
- Capote himself had a tumultuous upbringing
- Expectations of family
- Kansas = Bible belt. Family structure would have been strict.
- Nuclear family
- Context on Capote
- Extract 1: The Clutter family (P5-9)
- They can be described as: traditional, the model family in the 1950s, conservative,idyllic.
- They are peaceful and content (they seem happy) apart from Bonnie's mental health
- This almost normalises them as they do have a small flaw.
- They are peaceful and content (they seem happy) apart from Bonnie's mental health
- They are presented as a loving family with strong values.
- Extract 2: D's family (P150 or P253)
- They can be presented as traditional, stable and loving.
- However, ironically, D isn't able to provide this for his own children.
- D's childhood was limited by wealth - could bring in social class + American Dream.
- Capote is painting them in a more positive light in comparison to Perry's family to attempt to sway us to feel pity for Perry rather than D.
- They can be presented as traditional, stable and loving.
- They can be described as: traditional, the model family in the 1950s, conservative,idyllic.
- Extract 2: D's family (P150 or P253)
- They can be presented as traditional, stable and loving.
- However, ironically, D isn't able to provide this for his own children.
- D's childhood was limited by wealth - could bring in social class + American Dream.
- Capote is painting them in a more positive light in comparison to Perry's family to attempt to sway us to feel pity for Perry rather than D.
- They can be presented as traditional, stable and loving.
- Extract 3: Perry's family
- Perry experiences emotional trauma.
- He had a tragic and toxic childhood.
- Perry's family breaks the societal norm of the nuclear family - as they are broken up.
- From Barbara's perspective - negative (P167 - 170)
- From Perry's own account of his childhood (P250 - 252 or)
- The father's treatment (P116 or P125)
- Introduction
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