Part 1 Quotations Flashcards
From the description of Holcomb at the start of the novel
‘Four gunshot blasts that ended six human lives’
Capote describing the effects of the murders on the village of Holcomb
‘Afterwards, the townspeople… viewed each other strangely and as strangers’
Description of Mr Clutter
‘The master of River Valley Farm, Herbert William Clutter was… in first rate condition’
Deception of Mr Clutter’s accomplishments
‘Always certain of what he wanted from the world, Mr Clutter in large measure obtained it’
Description of Bonnie Clutter
‘She had given him four children’
Phrase to describe Nancy Clutter
‘Town darling’
Description of Me Clutter’s orchard and word with biblical connotations
‘The collection of fruit trees was his attempt to create Paradise - Eden on earth’
Description of Perry’s fantasy about diving for treasure
‘The dream of drifting downward through strange waters, of plunging towards… a drowned cargo of diamonds and pearls’
Description of Nancy Clutter’s day
‘Each moment was assigned; she knew precisely at any hour, what she would be doing’
Description of Nancy Clutter
‘It was her duty to help when younger girls came to call’
Nancy Clutter talking to Susan Kidwell about her father
‘I just want to be his daughter and do as he wishes’
Mrs Clutter talking about her children
‘They don’t need me’
Capote describing Mrs Clutter
‘She suffered little spells’
Dick talking to Perry about murdering the Clutters
‘I promise you, honey, we’ll blast hair all over them walls’
Description of Dick’s relationships
‘Twice married, twice divorced’
