Saturday, November 27, 2010

Blog 16 "In Cold Blood"

Truman Capote is the author of “In Cold Blood.” Capote views Holcomb as an “aimless congregation of buildings.” Holcomb uses imagery to describe Holcomb as a dry, boring place. He also writes in a bored tone showing that there is nothing exciting about Holcomb.
                Capote describes all of Holcomb as dry. When there actually is rain the landscape turns from the “thickest dust to the direst mud.” There are no adequate conditions in Holcomb, the landscape is always bad.  Capote also describes many buildings that are no longer open, and serve no purpose anymore. “Another building with an irrelevant sign.” It seems like Holcomb is run down, and there is no life to the city. Capote uses imagery to describe Holcomb as a dry, boring place filled with deserted buildings.
                Capote describes Holcomb in a very boring tone, almost making the reader go to sleep. He describes Holcomb as “Not that there is much to see.” There is no excitement in his voice, and seems to not care about the city. The city just seems to be there, but serves no purpose. Holcomb is an “aimless congregation of buildings.” There is no purpose to Holcomb, it’s just a city full of buildings with no life. Capote uses a boring tone to describe Holcomb as boring.
                Capote makes Holcomb seem like a really boring place with no life. Nothing is going on in Holcomb, and is just filled with deserted buildings that serve no purpose. The whole city is dry symbolizing there is no life, and every activity center has been shut down. Capote never describes any activities that the citizens do, so that implies that the citizens do nothing. Capote uses imagery and tone to describe Holcomb as dry and boring. 

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