Morrison vs. Capote

There are both some similarities and extreme differences in the ways that Morrison and Capote choose to display and develop their characters throughout their respective texts. First off, both authors are selective when choosing which characters they choose to extensively devel0p. In Capote's case, he went into an insane amount of detail with Dick and especially Perry while little was known about the Clutter family or other characters in the novel. Likewise, Morrison delves deeply into Junior and the Cosey women while little is known about the Gibbons family. I believe the authors pick and choose like this to establish a closeness with the characters that the authors find most appealing and therefore empathize with the most. Capote obviously seems very close and sympathetic to the murderers in In Cold Blood while his distance shows little care for the Clutter family, the "victims" at first glance. I think the fact that both authors only explore a few characters intimately allow you to form opinions and ideas that you might not have been able to do if all the characters were discussed equally, for example, the sympathy for Dick and Perry and the understanding of the Heed/Christine battle.