Sunday, December 4, 2011
ICB pp. 224-254
p. 224 "But this chunky, misshapen, child-man was not pretty; the pink end of his tongue darted forth, flickering like the tongue of a lizard." This is an example of Capote's great word choice--he uses a simile to compare Perry to a lizard--why not a serpent? The description reminds me of a snake, chunky and misshapen as he swallowed the lives of a family, whole.
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I agree that Capote's description of Perry is more like a serpent as apposed to a lizard. But, Capote has a certain vision of Perry-- a certain vision that no one will see in their own mind on what Perry looks like. One of the roles of a creative author is to have the reader envision the story just like the author envisioned it when they were writing it. So, even though it appears that the analogy fits a serpent better, the lizard probably holds a more accurate and specific meaning in Capote's eyes.
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