Dreams: In Cold Blood Essay. In the novel In Cold Blood, the author Truman Capote tells us the story of the brutal murders of 1959 in Holcomb, Kansas.

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Tariq Ameer #116 English: Literature 24/11/2011

"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them."

In the novel In Cold Blood, the author Truman Capote tells us the story of the brutal murders of 1959 in Holcomb, Kansas. In a town that was quiet and peaceful, and the townspeople were all friends, no one ever thought that the Clutter family would be murdered in their own home. Perry Smith and Dick Hickock shot four of the Clutter family members in search of a safe that contained massive amounts of cash, but this safe didn't actually exist. Capote has conducted personal interviews with Perry, in which Perry told him about his dreams. Dreams, both figuratively and literally play a vital role in the characterization of Perry, and help the reader to understand him better.

Perry Smith has a complicated and bizarre personality. And through his many dreams, we the readers get to understand him better. Although Perry had only a grade-school education, he maintained a strong interest in art, literature and music. And these dreams help show us that even though Perry was a cold-blooded murderer, he still had a gentle