Capote wanted to express three purposes of the effects to the murder. Firstly, he wanted to show us the effect it had on such a small community, and why they reacted in the way they did. Why did so many families leave the town of Holcomb, and even suspect their own neighbours as the murderers? Capote then goes onto write a psychological profile of Perry Smith, who was one of the murderers of the Clutter family. What actually drove this man to do such a crime in the first place, and also what was Perry's feelings after and during this murder? The final purpose why Capote wrote this novel was to ask the question whether or not Capital Punishment should take place. Capote believed that Capital Punishment was wrong, and this comes across well in his views and forwards this onto us through reading 'In Cold Blood'.…
