Capote's In Cold Blood: An Outsider

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An Outsider’s Story In the novel In Cold Blood, Capote is declared an outsider of the story. He wrote about what he observed after the murder of four Clutter’s. His opinions of people are very faintly written as he shows slight favorability to some of the characters. His opinions can very well be linked to his own history or nurture. It is obvious that Capote is an outsider right in the beginning of the novel. Capote describes the setting as “a lonesome area that other Kansans call out there” (2). This shows that Capote is aware of what others think about the town Holcomb while citizens of Holcomb would not be knowledgeable for what others think of their town. When Capote describes Mr. Clutter who was widely known as a good man Capote
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