Movie Analysis : The Fighter

Dick began to act out, adopting uncharacteristic activities such as, “gambling and writing bad checks” (Capote 166). Capote quotes Dick’s father, “I never knew him to do those things before” (166). One of Hickock’s neighbors exclaimed to Harold Nye, “Dick Hickock! Don’t talk to me about Dick Hickock! If ever I met the devil!

Cultural Dictionary defines psychopath as “A mentally unbalanced person who is inclined toward antisocial and criminal behaviors.” Dick’s childhood is normal; his parents love him and provide for him as best they can; despite his parents love, Dick is a psychopath who lives a life of crime simply because it is in his nature. Dick’s psychopathic nature is evident throughout the novel. For example, when he needs money, he resorts to writing fraudulent checks. Dick shows absolutely no remorse after he tricks people into giving him money. Dick simply feels that it is acceptable to scam people in order to get what he wishes. In addition, Dick shows his psychopath tendencies after he and Perry rob and murder the Clutter family, Dick goes on with his life and never feels any remorse about the murders that he committed. Dick obviously doesn’t see anything wrong with murdering innocent people because he is a psychopath. Dick’s lack of consideration for other people’s life clearly shows that he truly only cares about himself. An additional example of Dick’s antisocial tendencies is when he is arrested for the being involved in the deaths of the Clutter family, and he decides that to blame Perry for the deaths of all four members of the Clutter family in order to avoid

Although Perry and Dick are equal evildoers in crime, Dick is the one who hoards more sinister desires; therefore, those who commit heinous deeds can not be deemed sane, at least to society’s standards. Dick tells of how he is “normal” to Perry while in reality, he certainly is not normal. On the day of Dick’s execution, we can see hints of his unnatural mentality, creating a paradox, telling, “‘Nice to see you,’ Hickock said with his most charming smile; it was as if he were greeting guest at his own funeral” (Capote 339). Dick’s way of acting toward the one’s who caught him and sent him to jail is what people would call strange. To act normal on a day where you know you are going to die is extremely strange.

Similar to the first descriptions of Perry, Capote first introduces Dick with physical description, writing that “It was as though his head had been halved like an apple… [his] lips were slightly aslant, the nose askew, and his eyes not only situated at uneven levels but of uneven size, the left eye being truly serpentine, with a venous, sickly-blue squint that…seemed nevertheless to warn of bitter sediment at the bottom of his nature” (Capote 31). Capote creates an image of Dick that clearly portrays him as a monstrous-looking creature on the surface with an inner evil to complement his features, suggesting hateful feelings for this character. As descriptions of Dick’s internal thoughts appear throughout the novel, readers begin to compile a broader picture of Dick’s psyche, such as his blatant narcissism: “He thought himself as balanced, as sane as anyone - maybe a bit smarter than the average fellow, that's all…But Perry - there was, in Dick's opinion, "something wrong" with Little Perry” (108). Examples of Dick’s internal thoughts not only act as clear versions of irony, but offer an insight into the darkness and evil of his persona; through this simple expression of distaste for Perry, readers can understand the serious narcissism that makes up an enormous part of Dick’s character. A final window into Dick’s sinister head comes just

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.

Throughout the passage told from Dick’s point of view, the syntax is surprisingly curt and choppy. As he is expressing his exasperation towards Perry, his sentences break off repeatedly. He states, “He was annoyed. Annoyed as hell”, which not only is comprised of two extremely short sentences, but also emits an aggressive tone (Capote 108). Dick’s attitude towards Perry becomes apparent quickly, as whenever Perry begins to speak Dick is filled with negative thoughts about his half-witted partner. The curtness and negative content of his thoughts show the annoyance and sheer contempt that Dick feels. Also, Capote uses the short and concise sentences when describing Dick to show his clear mindedness and his seemingly rational thought process. The simplicity of Dick’s thoughts make him seem more focused and reliable. He uses this contrast to emphasize the

To describe Dick 's reason for this life of crime, let 's start out describing his nurture. Dick 's family did not force any traumatizing events on him. He had a relatively normal life to begin with. " 'Was nothing wrong with my boy, Mr. Nye, ' Mr.

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.

Ripley meet Dickie’s father. According to the book Mr. Greenleaf meet Tom at the bar after following him for some time, while in the movie those two meet at some ceremony where Mr. Ripley play a piano. Mr. Greenleaf approached Tom with his wife and start talking to him. Another change is that in the book Mr. Greenleaf says that his son has a passion for painting while in the book he tells Mr. Ripley that Dickie loves Jazz. When Mr. Greenleaf asks Tom to go to Europe, he gave him six hundred dollars for his expenses while in the movie they mentioned one thousand dollars. Next, according to the book Dickie has a very close female friend Marge, while in the movie they are a couple and are about to get engaged. Furthermore, Merge did not like Mr. Ripley from the moment he got to Mongibello, on the other hand in the movie she liked him (in the beginning). Also, the killing scenes are different. In the book was Tom intention to get out on the boat not Dickie’s like it shown in the movie. When Tom was thinking to kill Marge when she found Dickies’ ring in his belongings he was thinking to do it with a shoe, while in the movie he was thinking to do it with a blade that he holds in his robe packet really tight and hurting himself

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Throughout the film we see Tom lie and manipulate to get closer to Dickie until eventually he tries to become him.

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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

Dick's ideal, was to marry the perfect woman, Nicole, write his fantastic book ‘psychology for psychiatrists' and be the best psychiatrist in the world. At the beginning of his career all of these things were attainable, but slowly each one of these things slipped away to falter his life. These things were not only just an ideal or a plan in life, they were a necessity for Dick. He dreamed of them all and it was from then on that it became an obsession. This lead to Dick's belief that his life couldn't be fulfilled unless all of these things were obtained.