What Is The Moral Of The Child By Tyger

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Although Perry had a more child – like innocence about him, the choice of words used whenever Perry was involved demonstrated he had a strong sense of vocabulary. Even though Perry didn’t have a formal education, it was displayed that he was the more calm and intelligent of the pair. The scene on page 254, where Perry was in his neat cell and passes time by doing activities such as cleaning, reading, and drawing validates this fact. However, Dick on the other hand, was more of a sociopathic being. The choice of words applied to Dick were, in my opinion, simple and had a more sick sense of humor to it.

Dick presents himself as arrogant, which makes the reader think he is more cold and detached. It is clear that he is not a complex character, so what you see is what you get. The first passage of this excerpt begins with the point of view of Dick. He seems very annoyed with the thoughts of Perry, which are focused on worrying about the murder. Capote exposes Dick’s frustration with Perry when he writes, “He was annoyed.

Even though Dick and Perry were both the murderers of the investigation, Dick seems to have a much darker and iniquitous mentality, which is a primary component in the reader’s feelings for him. Unlike Perry’s past, Dick had a pretty normal childhood. Although he was convicted of some minor crimes, they were never really linked to his actions in the future. Coming from an economically stable family, Dick seemed to have everything going for himself, but one accident changed the whole outcome of his life. At a young age, Dick hit his head which might have triggered a change in his brain development. Meaning that this might have been the cause of his issues and psychopathic tendencies. Even though this event might create sympathy for Dick, in my opinion this creates a vision of him as a monster. Capote never really goes into detail about Dick’s difficulties or any significant events following the accident. It seems that the author is in fact pushing Dick away from humanity, and depicting him as a living being with “technical difficulties”. What also is very significant about this incident is that it boldens an image of permanency on Dick’s inability to feel human emotions. Even though Dick seems to be compared to a monster, a part of him can still fall into multiple

Although Perry can sometimes seem as a person who does not care about others opinions, his need for approval can be seen through how he got his relationship with Dick and the impression he leaves him with. While discussing the story of Perry beating up a colored man to death for no apparent reason, the author states, “It was a significant question, for his original interest in Perry, his assessment of Perry’s character and potentialities, was founded on the story Perry had once told him of how he had beaten a colored man to death”(109). By “his original interest in Perry”, the author is discussing Dick’s reason for getting close to Perry. Dick‘s sole reason for becoming Perry’s friend was because of the story he was told by Perry, which is

He began his life as an aspiring and ambitious athlete, who did above average in his studies. Eventually he became wrapped up in a life of crime, and after spending much time in jail, Dick’s life became that of a fulltime criminal. He showed little to no remorse for killing the Clutters right up until he is about to be hung. While he and Perry waited to carry out their sentences, Dick constantly attempted to plead his case and have their sentence changed from the death penalty to life imprisonment. By showing how Dick has no concern for human life other than his own, Capote shows Dick as a nefarious person who selfishly wished for mercy from those who were persecuting him. Even after all he did, Dick still felt he deserved some mercy. This creates an image in the minds of the readers that depict Dick as pretentious and uncaring individual who would throw away his only friend just to save himself. During his imprisonment, Dick had planned to escape from prison by plotting to kill the undersheriff. Capote includes this piece of Dick’s time in prison in order to create an impact on the readers that shows them that Dick’s life of crime did not stop when he was arrested,

motor company, "when I [Dick] had an automobile wreck with a company car. I was in the hospital several days with extensive head injuries" (Capote 278). The car accident caused his face to be slightly maligned, and, as concluded by Dr. Jones, caused residual brain damage and instability in his personality (Capote 286). Dick's father also confirmed that Dick had changed after the crash, expressing that "He just wasn't the same boy" (Capote 255). After experiencing the crash, many parts of Dick's life began to go downhill. His marital life twisted woefully, and when all was said and done, he had gone through 2 marriages. He did not have a steady job anymore, and he began to commit petty crimes, such as writing bad checks and stealing. The latter resulted in him being in jail, where he had met Perry, who was behind bars for burglary as well, among other charges. Dick and Perry had both agreed to kill the Clutters, however when the time came, Dick showed signs of doubt and lingered, while Perry had almost no hesitation. This seems to point back to each man's past, where Perry, who had a rougher childhood, did not seem to think twice about killing the family. His scarred adolescence points to a more cold-hearted, bitter, and lonely person, while Dick's more favorable youth showed signs of mercy and conscience.

The Novel shifts to tell the past of Dick Diver, Dick was your typical upper-class young male, attending Yale for his education and also becoming a Rhodes scholar, which is the world’s oldest fellowship program. He shadowed Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalysis. They traveled to Vienna to begin his fellowship, during this time Dick became your typical socially withdrawn graduate student that becomes engrossed in their work. After a short time in Vienna, he moved to Zurich to complete his degree. while in Zurich, Dick met Franz Gregorovius, a peer, and friend of Dick's, Dr. Gregory had inquired with Dick if he had come to see the girl, this girl being Nicole Warren. Dr. Diver had met Nicole at the clinic in Zurich, she had grown fond

It is impossible for the minor characters in Ragged Dick to have a fair chance at being recognized as decent members of society because of the emphasis Horatio Alger Jr. places on Dick Hunter. The better qualities of Dick are constantly being reminded to the reader, giving them little room to disagree with Alger’s heroic portrayal of him. Horatio Alger Jr.’s preference to homosexuality also reflects his choice in excluding any useful female characters in his novel. Minor characters lack understanding from readers because information surrounding them is absent, causing them to be judged on face value alone.

He admits in this same letter that he “...can only remember [his] mother and dad having one argument that amounted to anything.” (311) Growing up, Dick had everything a child could need; loving parents, a stable home environment, an education. Suddenly, after high school ended and he moved out, Dick spiraled out of control. He began stealing and writing blank checks, landing him in jail multiple times. When reflecting on his actions, he admitted that he “…knew it was wrong. But at the time [he] never gave any thought to whether it was right or wrong.” (313) While in jail, Dick heard that the Clutter family had a sizeable amount of money hidden in a safe, soon devising a plan to murder the family then steal all their money. But, when Dick had the chance to kill the Clutter family, he could not commit any of the murders. When Dick wanted to back out and leave, Perry stuck to the original plan and killed each family member. Between the two criminal men, Dick is the only one that does have morals. Unlike Perry, Dick is unable to commit the murders because he feels wrong about taking someone else’s life. When the same psychiatric analyzed Dick, it is revealed that he did does know the difference between right and wrong. Since Dick knew he could not really kill the Clutter family himself because of his morals, he convinced Perry to become his partner in order to commit the

He was extremely intelligent yet he never used his intelligence to its full extent. Weighed down by society, not being able to show how smart he truly was, Dick turned to crime, something that made him feel less normal and more like an individual. This is yet another example of how societal norms can take a psychological toll on individuals. This idea of being held back from one’s true potential by society is showcased in countless works of American Literature. It is used to show how the American experience, perceived to be some holy grail of happiness, is, in reality, a sad excuse for it, generating insecurities and self-doubt upon Americans. This idea of society weighing one down is reiterated throughout Tim O'Brien's story, The Things They Carried. During war, soldiers carry emotional baggage along with them in their fight for their country that weigh them down. Their reputation is on the line if they are distracted by something and not holding up to standards, they are to be embarrassed, which was their biggest fears (O’Brien, 14). Realizing they are not capable of living up to what is expected of them, perfection, the soldiers slowly become damaged internally, weighing down their abilities even more. O’Brien explores how the pressure soldier’s experience to protect their country without hesitancy nor vacillation results in cognitive impairment, following the trend of American literature to characterize life experiences based on society’s influences. Everyone,

He is caught by the limitations of 1920s mentality. Another Romantic protagonist who is destroyed is Dick Diver. As a young man he has great ambitions to be the best psychiatrist but he forfeits that by marrying a patient who will slowly drain his energy. He is extraordinarily gifted and charming but he has a weakness – Dick wants to please others, to be admired and to be saviour. One of his contradictions is that his father’s hardships “had wedded desire for money essentially unacquisitive nature” (TN:185). He felt that marrying the young heiress he was secure but at the same time able to maintain his independence, which proved to be unattainable. There is a kind of self-destructive drive in him and Dick is aware of this side of his personality, yet he cannot resist the pull of the “sweet poison” he had chosen. The dangerous aspect of Nicole which absorbs and obliterates him has a strong attraction for Dick. Fitzgerald evoking of Keats and the Romantics illustrates Girardian claim that all desire goes towards death and

What the readers know of Dick’s past is very little, as Capote works to characterize him through flashbacks the readers know it was his plan to kill the Clutters and he does have some family “there were those Dick claimed to love: three sons, a mother, a father, a brother—persons he hadn’t dare confide his plan to(Capote 106).” But Capote characterizes Dick more so through descriptions of his habits than through his memories. “Inez was a prostitute…she was eighteen and Dick had promised to marry her. But he had also promised to marry Maria, a women of fifty who was a widow of a very rich banker(Capote 118-119)” Dick is shown throughout the book as someone who uses people to get what he wants, he calls on Perry to help him with his plan, he uses women for sex and money while making promises he never intends to keep. “If he knew Dick, and he did—now he did—would spend the money right away on vodka and women(Capote 119). Capote does not draw any sympathy from the readers, Dick is perceived as an emotionless man who pretends to believe in people and want the same

In order to paint an image of Dick as a controlling and condescending killer, Capote uses a simile to describe his stature. On page thirty-one capote describes Dick’s physique:“as though his head had been halved like an apple, then put together a fraction off center.” (Capote 31). Because Dick is described as abnormal it helps Capote achieve his purpose of demonstrating that Dick was a true monster who changed and molded Perry from a man into a killer. Capote describes Dick in this way to set Dick apart from a normal human being. A normal person could not have changed someone but because Dick was not normal he was able to change Perry. Because Dick is not normal he will be seen as the true

The dynamic partnership between Dick and Perry stems from their egos, or lack thereof. Perry is especially self-conscious, and his behavior as presented in the book is due to his sense of lacking and