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In Cold Blood

In Cold Blood: A Timeless Novel
A majority of the American public is intrigued by what’s happening to whom, why, and when. This general human curiosity is what aids in making In Cold Blood such a celebrated book. Inquisitiveness about what occurred in the Clutter home on the night of November 15, 1959 helps carrion the legacy what George Steiner claimed to be “A classic of mid-century Americana”. It is also the first “non-fiction novel”. In Cold Blood draws the reader into the novel with elements of human appeal. These components include, something everyone can relate to, suspense, sympathy, and universal public interest about how a normal, everyday, rural family was viciously murdered.
This story has many aspects that people can relate to. Particularly, the two different types of lifestyles portrayed by our main characters, The Clutter family, and our murderers, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. The “All-American” family is completely embodied by the Clutter’s....

Posted by: Leonard Herriman

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