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1. In Part III, the details provided about Barbara Johnson regarding her own life and that of her brother Perry could be used to contribute to a discussion of factors leading to criminal behavior. Why do you think Capote included the extensive discussion between Barbara Johnson, Inspector Guthrie, and Special Agent Harold Nye and Barbara Johnson’s thoughts and actions after Guthrie and Nye were gone?
2. What does the inclusion of all the description of Clutter family Christmas past in combination with the description of Perry Smith and Richard Hickock at Christmas contribute to the novel? Do the memories influence the ways in which you think about the case or the perpetrators?
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