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Portrayed as Evil was He In the book â€Å"In Cold Blood† we meet Perry Edward Smith one of the men accused of killing the Clutter family. Perry is a unique man for how he see the world and how the world sees him. Although the townspeople and those who had heard of the murder only saw Parry as a murder. There is however one man who sees Perry more than he appeared to be and that man was Truman Capote. Perry had an interesting life from how he was raised, becoming friends with Richard Eugene Hickock, to the murder of the Clutter family, all the way to Capote writing about him and the trail he and Dick must face. It was Capote who brought the idea that Perry was not a bad person persa but rather he made a mistake that has caused him to spend†¦show more content†¦Perry was no monster but the victim of some and the witness of true monsters. Perry would meet Richard (best known as Dick to most who knew him) while spending time in the Kansas State Prison, in Lansing Kansas. The two had created a bond that would only bring Perry’s worst out. While in prison Dick told Perry of a Family who had 10,000 dollars in a safe. When asked where he had heard this dick replied his former cellmate, Floyd Wells, who had worked as a farm hand for the family. It was After Dick was released in 1959 that the two decided to rob the Clutter family. When the two went the Clutter’s home and Ransacked the home they discovered there was no safe and no money. It was after the money was not found the killings began. Perry would say Dick had killed the two women yet, he would not sign his confession. The reason for this was that Perry had felt some sort of greiff for Dick’s Mother who he described as â€Å"a real sweet person.† However Perry would later say â€Å"I didn’t want to harm the man. I thought he was a very nice gentleman. Soft-spoken† about Mr. Clutter (Perry, pg. 244). These statements show Perry was not a bad person nor a psychopath for he felt remorse and was also trying to protect a man he thought was his friend. Though Perry may have been involved it is clear that Dick was the real leader in this, for Perry did not go to the farm without Dick, he wait for his leaders release. Not only did he wait for his release it was Dick who wouldShow MoreRelatedBook Report On The Japanese Tales 1508 Words   |  7 PagesIn the Japanese Tales, translated by Royall Tyler, the observation that snakes function as agents of karma is valid. In order to teach this Buddhist theme, snakes can be portrayed with a broad range of abilities and personalities to maintain a system of cosmic justice. Consequently, the imagery of snakes is seen as complex and paradoxical from tale to tale through their ways of delivering justices. 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