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| Character | Perry Smith | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | |
| Age Range(s) | Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50) | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | Descriptive, Reminiscing life story/Telling a story | |
| Type | Dramatic | |
| Year | 2005 | |
| Period | Any | |
| Genre | Drama | |
| Description | Perry Smith tells Capote what happened the night he committed murder | |
Summary
The movie is set in 1959. Truman Capote, a successful writer for the New Yorker, decides to write an article about a murder that took place in a small town in Kansas. He arranges interviews with the criminals who committed the crime, who are now in prison. One of them is Perry Smith who in this monologue recounts the events that took place the night of the murder.
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| Excerpt |
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| Perry Smith: "There must be something wrong with us, to do what we did. ... .... We heard there was $10,000 in that house. Once we tied up everybody and searched all over, I knew the guy that told us about it was wrong. There was no money..." |
