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Joe Bell asks the narrator if he thinks she could commit such an act. The narrator states: "But there, she did do it. Carry messages and whatnot---" (Capote 94). Joe doesn't expect that type of response from the narrator: "He popped a Tums in his mouth and, glaring at me, chewed it as though he were crunching my bones" (Capote 94). | Joe Bell asks the narrator if he thinks she could commit such an act. The narrator states: "But there, she did do it. Carry messages and whatnot---" (Capote 94). Joe doesn't expect that type of response from the narrator: "He popped a Tums in his mouth and, glaring at me, chewed it as though he were crunching my bones" (Capote 94). | ||
Truman loved to cause turbulence and stir the pot.(Smith 426) Joe Bell and the narrator truly care for Holly, but seem to clash with eachother at the same time. They are committed to making sure she is released from jail. They immediately begin calling people that has money to bale Holly out as soon as possible. That is probably why they began with O.J. Berman. | Truman loved to cause turbulence and stir the pot.(Smith 426) Joe Bell and the narrator truly care for Holly, but seem to clash with eachother at the same time. They are committed to making sure she is released from jail. They immediately begin calling people that has money to bale Holly out as soon as possible. That is probably why they began with O.J. Berman. | ||
When trying to contact some of Hollys friends for help the narrator begins to realize what holly said might be true, "Perhaps she'd been right when she said she had none, not really." (Capote 94). | |||
Truman Capote had two childhood friends while growing up. They were Nelle Harper Lee and (Lula) Carson McCullers (1917-1967) - original name Lula Carson Smith. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/capote.htm | Truman Capote had two childhood friends while growing up. They were Nelle Harper Lee and (Lula) Carson McCullers (1917-1967) - original name Lula Carson Smith. http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/capote.htm | ||