As the reader learns more about Perry Smith, Perry's innocence is portrayed. When Perry enters the interrogation area special agent Nye was fascinated by Perry's feet who were, “as small as a child's” (Capote 224). Perry being compared to a child shows he is innocent. Children are usually refereed to as being innocent and naïve, so if Perry is compared to a child, he is innocent and naïve. The second instance where Perry's innocence is displayed comes from another one of special agent Nye's observations. Before the interrogation began Nye believed that Perry “was still a virgin” (Capote 224). By saying that he is a virgin, again shows his innocence. Before one has had sex they are believed to be pure, that is why children are believed to be so innocent. However, once a man or a women has had sex, their innocence is ripped away from them and they are no longer pure. By making Perry seem so innocent, the author has the reader connect with Perry almost as much as connecting with the Clutters. Capote uses the same technique; Capote makes the Clutters the perfect family to make us connect with them. He uses uses that same technique to have us connect with Perry. With the reader being emotionally connected to Perry, it makes him seem like less of a monster and begin to slowly forgive him for his crimes.