Dick is the Man

In, “In Cold Blood” Dick and Perry have a relationship, and in this relationship it is clear that Dick is the dominant person of the two. There are many actions that the book contains to prove this. While a fierce storm was occurring Dick and Perry were running for shelter, and the book states, “his (Perry) legs were shorter, and he was lugging the suitcase. Dick reached shelter-a barn near the highway-long before him.” This quote shows that even though Perry was a slower runner, he had to carry the suitcase, which the less dominant would do. Another example is when they were under the barn freezing; they only had gum to eat. The book states, “each chomping on two and a half sticks of Doublemint, Dicks favorite flavor, (Perry preferred Juicy Fruit).” This quote shows that Dick is obviously the dominant person because even when they have no money and nowhere to go, the gum that they chewed was his favorite flavor, not Perry’s favorite flavor. And the dominant person of the two people would pick the kind of gum, and this person was Dick. After it is established that the problem is the money, the book states, “Their utter lack of it had led Dick to decide that their next move should be what Perry considered “a crazy man stunt”-a return to Kansas City.” This quote shows that Dick is the person in charge of what they do, and when they do it, no matter what Perry thought, and the person that would decide these things is the dominant person, and in this relationship, Dick makes all of these decisions.