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=Please break your essay up into the following component parts, highlighting the various parts of each paragraph as follows:= = = = = = Thesis: dark blue = = Topic sentence: red = = Opinion/analysis: light blue = = Supporting detail:purple = = Commentary: green = = Transitions: pink = = = =Introduction:= = Capote views Holcomb, Kansas as an unimportant, little town that no one sees or should see. He uses negative language to describe the city and to portray a bad image. He creates a very visual image of the city but disregards it's beauty by overshadowing it with unappealing aspects.= = = = = = = =Body Paragraphs:= = The diction that Capote uses throughout the paragraph show a very unenthusiastic tone. According to him, almost every structure in this town is either falling apart or abandoned. Streets were "unnamed, unshaded, unpaved", signs were "flaking", and paints were "peeling". These descriptive words show that even the residents do not care enough to take care of their town. The farm ranchers "have done well" but they still have not put any effort into repairing Holcomb. These were also the description of Holcomb at the best circumstances because after rain or snow the roads turn into the "direst" mud. The only positive description he uses were that of the school which he hesitated to write about by using the word must. This building is one of the few in the whole county to actually look pleasant. He describes everything in the town but does it in a way that makes Holcomb look depressing. = = = = Capote's use of sensory image was very extensive in this passage. He starts of by describing Kansas itself with it's "high blue skies and desert clear air". As he moves closer to the town, the beauty of the country is overshadowed by the lack of beauty in Holcomb. Upon not seeing beauty in the town itself he resorts to describing the people in great detail. His descriptions of their appearances have an unappreciative feel because he neither compliments nor criticizes them. Even after describing everything in detail his desire to be interested is insatiable proven by the fact that he says, "that, really, is all". His descriptions of the town does not provide anything positive and he views Holcomb as nothing more than ordinary. = = = = = = = =Conclusion:=