Thursday, November 5, 2009

Dick talks the talk but can he walk the walk?

Dick lives his life announcing everything he is going to do while Perry is often second guessing what he is going to do, though in the end Dick ends up not going through with it and Perry ties together the loose ends by making it happen. At first Dick was asking why was Perry so afraid about killing the family, but in the end Dick is the one second guessing his actions, when he says, “ What about Dad? I feel -oh Jesus, he’s such a good old guy. And my mother- well you saw her….they’ll be right here when those checks start to bounce.” (99). Dick sees that killing a family affects the people around him and that maybe going through with a murder isn’t who he is and that he actually sympathizes for those he hurt. He takes the initiative to say that he is normal. When just a few chapters earlier Dick said to Perry, “Aw, come on, baby. Get the bubbles out of your blood.” (90). It appears that Dick seems to be the stronger one in the situation while Perry is just lagging behind him. While in all reality Perry has been through much more then Dick. Perry has a physical state to account for his corrupt side, like when Capote describes him and says, “his damaged legs were unreliable but he outweighed his friend, was thicker, had arms that could squeeze the breath out of a bear.” (91) Perry appears to be described as the tougher one even though he has weak legs. His legs are damaged from an automobile wreck which shows he does many reckless things. Perry perceives to be the sensitive one when it comes to situations but in the end Dick usually backs out of the situation and Perry follows through. 

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