Goonies -
If you were out last Thursday for our Socratic seminar over the first two sections of In Cold Blood, please respond to one of the following questions with an answer of approximately 300-400 words. Evidence from the text is preferred (read: better for your grade).
- Discuss Perry Smith and Dick Hickock's emotional health. Are they mentally ill? If not, what do you perceive motivates them to do such horrible acts? (The answer may be different for each of them.)
- In what ways have the townspeople of Holcombe reacted and changed since the Clutter murders? What is it about the Clutters that made such an impact on their community, both in life and in death?
- Comment on Truman Capote's bias. Is it fair or right for him to give so much air-time to the murderers? Do you feel sympathy for Dick and Perry? Why or why not?
