due friday 1pm

art I: Unlike many of our authors in this class, video footage of Truman Capote abounds. Find a video of him. Post the link in the forum, and tell us a little about your perception of him. How might he have fit in 1960s Kansas, and how might the cultural differences, for better or worse, affected his ability "to get the story"?

Part II: As Truman Capote got to know many of the characters involved in the story behind In Cold Blood, his depictions were undoubtedly influenced. Select one character from the movie that you believe was portrayed in a different light and discuss why you think this character was skewed. Keep in mind that there are a lot of possibilities to consider. Capote's own feelings could influence the work, the character may be too distasteful (for a variety of reasons), or the exaggeration could simply make a better read. Since we are dealing with a film, the possibility is also there that the change translates better to film. You are welcome to investigate this possibility as well. Please support your ideas. In this assignment, you may want to read other reports of the crime or excerpts from the book.

Part III. Grisham and Capote both straddle the worlds of fiction and non-fiction in their work. Which medium ( film or print) do you find to be more effective in getting an audience to care about the issue at hand? Which genre ( fiction or non-fiction) works best to engage an audience in this same way? Give an example that we haven't read/viewed in class. 

 

 

 

Submission Instructions: 

Your initial discussion should be at least 200 words. It must include MLA citations – both in-text and an end citation. Citations are not counted as part of your 200 word count requirement. You should also respond in a meaningful way to at least two of your classmates by the end of the week with posts of 100-150 words each.  Strive to post over at least two separate days in each week's forum. Our goal is to read the literature and then respond to it as a class in each evolving, week-long forum. Write with careful attention to proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. 

Examples of meaningful posts to classmates include:

-providing additional information about a topic

-elaborating on previous responses from classmates

-presenting explanations of concepts or works of literature to help fellow classmates

-arguing for or against a topic

-sharing your own personal experiences that relate to the topic(s), and/or

-providing a quotation (and URL) and explanation for an area you researched on the Internet