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.