- married twice, had three sons
- calls Perry "honey"
- impulsive - if he had enough money, he "would spend it on vodka and women"
+- egotistical - e.g. tattoos (contrasting themes) etc
+- moderately high IQ
+- diction - indicates uneducation
+
+*Perry and Dick appear less genuinely criminal at the beginning of the novel*
### Perry Smith
- personal account of boyhood while in Mexico
- parents were rodeo riders
- two siblings and one inlaw committed suicide
+- tattoos - more delicate / meaningful than Dick's (juxtaposition). contrasting themes
### Willie-Jay
- assistant to prison chaplain
- Mrs Hideo Ashida - family moved due to crime
- Floyd Wells - worked on Clutter farm, imprisoned with Dick, snitched Dick & Perry
- Andrews - prison inmate, temporary friend of Perry
+- Paul Helm - looks after Clutters' farm, close friend of Herb
### Suspects
- Bobby Rupp - lie detector test
- Mr. Smith
- robbery?
- Mabel - cafe worker
-- Jonathan Daniel Adrian
+- Jonathan Daniel Adrian - breaks into Clutters' house, reported by Paul Helm
**Manhunt** - Floyd Wells alerts authorities and Alvin Dewey starts manhunt. Dick and Perry steal car then return to Kansas to produce more cheques. They then move to Miami, then Las Vegas. Policewoman in Vegas recognises car. Dick confesses first, then Perry. Both undergo trial and are condemned to death. Five year appeal process - Perry starves himself, Dick writes letters to organisations. Dick accepts death sentence politely, Perry regretful/apologetic.
- appearance vs. reality
- family & relationships
+- juxtaposition/irony
+
+## Text structure
+
+Transition between scenes:
+
+- linking event/scenario e.g. car engine, full moon etc
+- continuous timeframe
+- songs/hymns
+- location is gradually introduced into transitions
+- aids with flow of storyline
+- foreshadowing of collision of character narratives
+
+## Writing style
+
+- detail
+- imagery
+- mixed perspective