In Cold Blood Part II: “Persons Unknown”
Reader Response Questions
Discuss the following questions. Write a response to each question on a Microsoft Word document.
1. In Perry’s father’s letter to the Kansas State Parole Board, what’s the Golden Rule he claims to have instilled in his son? How is this ironic?
2. In Barbara’s letter to Perry, she claims that “environment plays an awfully important part in our lives” (Capote 139). How is this advice relative to Perry?
3. What is Willy Jay’s prognosis of Barbara’s letter? How is the following quote representative of his perspective on Perry? “It is easy to ignore the rain if you have a raincoat” (Capote 144).
Requirements:
– MLA formatted
– 8-10 sentences PER paragraph
-Include textual support for your answers