From f8e66a8cce42723d3e0a03c71872c91a4d819fb4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Lorimer Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 14:53:04 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] further character notes on Clutters - around p.38 --- english/cold-blood.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/english/cold-blood.md b/english/cold-blood.md index 9c38fc5..22cd32b 100644 --- a/english/cold-blood.md +++ b/english/cold-blood.md @@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ p 25, 41, 52, 63, 67 - 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 @@ -102,6 +107,7 @@ p 25, 41, 52, 63, 67 - 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 @@ -128,3 +134,4 @@ p 25, 41, 52, 63, 67 - appearance vs. reality - family & relationships +- juxtaposition/irony -- 2.47.1