Truman Capote's In Cold Blood Affect The People Of Holcomb?

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Truman Capote opens the novel In Cold Blood describing the setting in which the story takes place also including different people in the town of Holcomb. As the reader is introduced to new information, questions begin to be asked. Initially, the author states that “dancing has ceased”, which causes the reader to wonder why has the fun/dancing ended in the town of Holcomb? Naturally, the reader wonders if the described event could be the reason “fun was removed” from the town. By comparison to the novel Footloose, after the four teenagers were in a deadly car accident. If the shooting in Holcomb did truly have an effect on the people of Holcomb why did some members of the community, not seem to change their actions after the shooting? For example,