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Part I: Truman Capote was a very flamboyant character. He had a cocky attitude and put himself up on a high horse.  He would have been an outcast do to being homosexual in 1960s Kansas, so the people would not have been to eager to discuss things with him except for the fact that he was a celebrity. Plus the cultural differences, of him being from the higher society hanging out with Hollywood types could have kept him from getting some information, but at the same time he had a demeanor to him that allowed people to confide in him since he was non-threatening. The following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrBL4Bvo5UU  shows Capote’s colorful behavior and charm.

Part II: As Truman Capote got to know many of the characters involved in the story In Cold Blood, one character that was portrayed in a different light was Perry Smith. He became very friendly with Smith during his visits to see him and through letters. “Capote’s getting to know Smith was troublesome, but once Capote did, they developed an intense relationship that bordered on friendship. Capote felt for Smith’s total loneliness and pitied him.” (Ol' Curiosities Book Shoppe staff, 2015) So in befriending Smith it seems he was put into a better light as someone whom Hickock pushed around into doing things.

Part III.  I think over all a book gives the reader more detailed insight of the story being told than a movie does. Non-fiction works best to engage an audience. For example the details of patrols and the interactions with locals in an advisory platform of working with locals to achieve a mission during war, in the book “The Village” by Bing West. I had read this book a while back but on my last deployment actually being on an advisor team living and working with the Afghans, I could relate to some of the same things that were in the book.

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Truman Capote was a colorful man.  I would have to say at a young age that he knew what he wanted and it was to entertain others and to be in the spotlight.  When he was just a baby his father had abandon him in New Orleans with his mother however at that point neither one wanted a baby.  This forced her to move back to Monroeville, Alabama with family.  He knew early on that he was different and others viewed him as such.  Just because you enjoy reading books does not make you different.  Since many viewed as different and he enjoyed writing he let the flow of his writing instrument do the speaking for him.  This is why he excelled in English and was subpar in all other subjects in school.  Even though he was small in stature he was a big writer and many enjoyed his works.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfWMAReGazY

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Both Grisham and Capote in my opinion were great writers.  During Capote era however the stronger media was that of print.  You could most definitely capture the audience by having your work published.  Now, this brings me to Grisham and how he was involved with some great films (The Firm and The Pelican Brief) that made it to the big screen.  In order to capture an audience it would actually depend on the individual and the needs of that person.  I have read some great novels that were actually made into movies and one the flip side of the coin some great novels that never made it to the big screen.  With movies being on the big screen the director can bring the film to life with sound along with special effects.  Just the pure fact that a novel can be shown on film in roughly two and half hours is the same as reading cliff notes on books to condense your time.  Whether it be fiction or non-fiction again would depend on the targeted audience.  Neither one is correct or wrong for that matter.