Capote uses this tactic to draw the reader into the lives of the victims of this crime. He does this in order to get the reader attached and give them a sense of the innocence of the characters and landscape. It shows the tranquil atmosphere of the setting and gives one the feeling that disaster is close at hand. Capote also uses the first 20 or so pages of the book to show the virtuousness of the citizens and that they were a trusting community. At night the residents of Holcomb would leave their front doors unlocked showing how these people trusted their neighbors. The Clutters were a trusting and popluar family in the community and Capote wanted to portray their influential image in his book and to show why anyone would want to murder this upright household. Nancy a member of the Clutter family is a character that is focused on a great deal in hte beginning of the book. Capote uses Nancy so much at this time in the book to show that even the sweetest and most innocent members of society can be murdered and that no one is safe from fate regardless of their social class or morals.