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Thesis: dark blue Topic sentence: red Opinion/analysis: light blue Supporting detail:purple Commentary: green Transitions: pink

In Truman's Capote, "In Cold Blood," Capote expresses his view of Kansas. His views on a small town called Holcomb, are different and he expresses his rather descriptive yet dull boring view of the town. He convey's what he feels of this town in his tone, selection of detail, and diction.
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Throughout the passage, Capote's tone on the homefront of Holcomb seemed almost grey and dull .The lifestyle didn't appeal to him completly. It seemed easier to describe the countryside which seemed more appealing and flattering to him, but not when it comes to Holcomb it becomes almost a drag. He described well the skies of the country side, but never did his tone reach above flattery for the small town. How he uses his tone in a dull manner to describe a dull lifeless place. By using words such as "dry, plain," and goes to show how undeveloped and almost neglected the town is. Without a doubt this goes to show his tone over the unappealing town.

His selction of detail to the entire town is mostly limited to very grey words. In a dreary tone he describes the simple life for an ordinary person. "At one end of the town stands a stark old stucco structure,the roof of which supports an electric sign -Dance- but the dancing has ceased and advertisment has been dark for several years." By using certain words such as "dark, ceased, old," it conveys the very brooding mood of the town. Though it could be that he had felt differently of the town. Since the dancing has been gone for several years, he must have felt there once was life in the town, when it was younger and more appealing.

Lastly, ﻿Capote uses diction in the passage, that reinforces his tone. The town to him is abandoned with no progress or direction to go to. Other examples of words and diction is when he uses, "aimless, dark, lonesome, dry and ordinary." It is a dying town. Something that would not attract him. In other words beneath the general context of these words he describes the almost lifeless town, this is how he uses diction to display the Holcomb town that is slowly crumbling down. He goes so far as to say, " Like all of Kansas it is dry."

The ways Capote conveys his views to the town is through tone, selection of detail, and diction. Though it does not appeal to him, and admits those who have lived in Kansas don't even know Holcomb, he awknowleges the plain simple life that may appeal to a few people.
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