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Capote's childhood was in fact very similiar to Perry's. His birth parents had a very unstable relationship. He did not have a strong connection to his father. Capote also spent some time at a Catholic school.

A criticism of the nonfiction book examines Capote's sympathetic portrayal of the murderers. This passage that Capote's sympathy with Perry could have been caused by his own nightmarish childhood. Another factor could have been his distaste in communities such as Holcomb.

Like many other sites, this site defends childhood abuse, saying that it does not ALWAYS create pyschotic monsters. However, often, childhood abuse is a lead cause. In addition, the site discusses the roles of father and mother in raising careless killers rather than children

This site is a huge article, filled with multiple examples and studies designed to shed light on the causes of serial killers. As discussed in class, childhood traumas and disconnect from families serves as a massive motivation in the creation of serial killers.

This source discusses the characteristics of pyschopaths, as well as some of the base causes that drive people criminally insane. As one can see below, between Perry and Dick, every one of the listed traits of a serial killer pyschopath is listed below.

This site discusses the question of sanity vs insanity as well as biases and prejudices on the part of Capote. The source makes clear that even nonfiction novels are bound to be subliminally prejudiced; in this case, Capote tries to subconsciously explain away and bring sympathy for the killers.

This source reviews ICB, remarking that it does a stellar job at discussing the insanity of the killers, who do not feel any remorse, regard, or compassion in taking the lives of others. They are not 'technically' criminally insane; they know exactly what they are doing. Their insanity is a different type, a sort of detached lack of human capabilities, as they fail to regard life with any import or significance.

Again the individual isolation is seen at one of the two "climaxes" of the novel. Cash shows it here through the destruction of his tools, it shows the family chemistry cannot be fixed

This here shows the specfic isolation of Cash and Darl. Addie disowns them as she lumps them into the pre-Jewel children, and this isolation has different effects on both boys

This refers to the selfish motives of the characters that isolate them on the journey to Jefferson. Because everyone is focused on their goals, no one seems to care about Addie and her burial

This source is interesting as it comments that Faulkner uses the choppy breaking up of narrators to show the isolation of the family. as no member has consequtive chapters nor are the chapters intertwining view points

"Faulkner uses the experimental forms associated with modernism to depict the impact of the sociocultural era called modernity, and the processes of urbanization and industrialization known as modernization, on poor whites in the rural South. As I Lay Dying makes clear that Faulkner's rural modernism has not simply a geographic logic but also a sociopolitical significance. Rural modernism critiques the conflation of the urban and the modern, in part by revealing how the country is used as a foil against which urban modernity is defined"

This source examines the novel from the perspective of modernism in Faulkner's writing. It discusses how it is used and how it effects other themes. This brings a new perspective to the groups of themes.

"perhaps because, for Addie, words are both the container and the contained; the empty vessel and the shape to fill that emptiness. They have the power to reveal and give form, as when she sees Anse flow out of the darkness and into the vessel of his name, but they also have the power to conceal"

This source provides an overview of the novel based solely on the language usage of each narrator. It examines specific language like Addie's, that is empty and useless because that's how she feels life is.

"Absurdist comedy is juxtaposed with existential tragedy, complicating the reader's assessment of the Bundren family and the significance of their actions"

This source is a literary criticism of the novel. It provides solid details to the black humor used in As I Lay Dying, and speaks more of the style of Faulkner's novel.

This is the theme of selfishness and hostility within the family. Both of these Gothic elements imployed by Faulker lead to the ultimate theme of isolation

This shows how Faulkner uses his Gothic elements to highlight his specific themes such as isolation. this is the main theme in As I Lay Dying, as it leads the the struggles in the family and their destruction

This shows the isolation and alienation in the characters live. As isolation spawns alienation, this main theme reflects the families ability to communicate together and interact