We Know Heads, Now Lets See Tails

After describing the consequences the Clutter's murder brought to their friends and family, Capote now turns to describe the events involving Dick and Perry. I found it interesting to see the instant change of location and atmosphere when Capote writes, “Approximately four hundred miles east of where Arthur Clutter then stood, two young men were sharing a booth in Eagle Buffet, a Kansas City diner.” (89). This sudden change impacted me suddenly while I was still reacting towards Susan's and Bobby's reactions toward their loss. I think Capote tries to show how even though they are some miles apart, they are pretty close when it comes to having something in common, the murder.

Continuing through the story, Capote unfolds characteristics of the suspected murderers. We get to find out who is the more leader out of them both, when Perry says, “Anyway, I don’t believe it. Neither do you. Own up, Dick. Be honest. You don’t believe this no-clue stuff?” (89). Here, one can see that Perry is the dominant individual of the two. Though it is interesting to see how Perry, even though being dominant, has an insecurity when Capote states, "Dick ordered another hamburger. During the past few days he'd known hunger that nothing- three successive steaks, a dozen Hershey bars, a pound of gumdrops- seemed to interrupt. Perry on the other hand, was without appetite; he subsisted on root beer, aspirin, and cigarrettes." (90). This shows how confidence is shown by the things that they eat. Appetite, you're confident. No appetite, you're worried. Though I still think both of these characters share the same fear of being caught.  Still, the same question still remains unanswered: Why were the Clutters murdered? I hope that in the next few pages there will be more answers than questions.