The book In Cold Blood by Truman Capote was a groundbreaking book written in a style that was very new at its time of publishing. Capote takes a real event, and puts a spin on traditional nonfiction, and makes it a novel. This book is supposedly the first of its kind. The novel also began a new style of writing with journalists. It introduced what is known as New Journalism, a form of journalistic writing that involves a first person view, dialog, the recording of smaller details and telling the story through scenes rather than a historical narrative. One thing that the book In Cold Blood does that is not commonly seen in journalism though is that it hold a lot of objective. The story makes the reader feel sorry for not only the murdered family, and the town of Holcomb, but also for the killers. All of this is done with the use of Figurative Language, Capote uses language in the book, not just in descriptions and narratives but also in the dialog that wrenches the readers heartstrings about and makes us change the views we once felt we were certain about. The literary term Figurative Language can be used whenever a writer is describing something, or comparing it to something else, also language that invokes a emotional response could be considered Figurative. In the beginning the reader is made to love the Clutters, to sympathize for the mentally unsound mother, and the hardworking father. To love the young popular daughter and to enjoy the intelligent son. Throughout the introduction to the case, and when the murders are being investigated, we are made to dislike the killers, to wish that they were caught. It is here that Capote throws a curve ball and begins to take sides with one of the killers, using figurative language to twist the readers thoughts. Towards the end of the story the readers have their hearts and thoughts invested in the lives of the murderers. Suddenly what they did do not seem quite deserving of death to the reader.
The story begins...