The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins & In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (Edexcel A-Level English Literature): Flashcards
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Year 'In Cold Blood' was published
Year 'In Cold Blood' was published
1966
Year Truman Capote died
Year Truman Capote died
1984
Years 'In Cold Blood' was written
Years 'In Cold Blood' was written
1959-1964
Genre pioneered by 'In Cold Blood'
Genre pioneered by 'In Cold Blood'
True crime genre
Where and when Clutter murders occurred
Where and when Clutter murders occurred
Holcomb, Kansas, 1959
Narrative perspective in 'In Cold Blood'
Narrative perspective in 'In Cold Blood'
Third-person omniscient
Structural technique Capote uses
Structural technique Capote uses
Nonlinear structure with flashbacks
Writing style Capote employs
Writing style Capote employs
Journalistic combined with narrative techniques
What the golden parrot symbolises for Perry
What the golden parrot symbolises for Perry
Desire for salvation and escape
What the Clutter family home symbolises
What the Clutter family home symbolises
The American Dream