Part 1 of ICB

In part one of In Cold Blood we hear a lot about the family and an overall description of Holcolm, the city in which this story takes place in. You hear about the Clutters, and the other family friends and farmers around. An interesting part however is when Copote describes Bonnie Clutter he gives her an identity that seems to be a peculiar portrayel of a supposedly nice women. "Jolene had never been alone with Nancy's strange mother"(25). This suggests that Copote might be giving us a chance to look more deeply into the character and, even though not mentioned, the motives of Capote and how he obtained such obscure inner knowledge of the family. Even if the whole town knows of the mother's "issues" this is written as if these are Jolene's own feelings and almost have a tinge of fear. The way Copote writes and how intimately he is engaged in the workings of the family is a sign of his manipulation.