What are some good metaphors in In Cold Blood by Truman Capote?

Answer 1

Here's one:

The title itself is a metaphor (and one which can be seen to refer to both the murders and ironically, the manner in which Capote exploited them.)

"Because the metaphor "cold blooded" by which Idaho defines its "utter disregard" circumstance is both vague and unenlightening, and because the majority's recasting of that metaphor is not dictated by common usage, legal usage, or the usage of the Idaho courts, the statute fails to provide meaningful guidance to the sentencer as required by the Constitution."
And another:

"Among Garden City's animals are two gray tomcats who are always together - thin, dirty strays with strange and clever habits. The chief ceremony of their day is performed at twilight. First they trot the length of Main Street, stopping to scrutinize the engine grilles of parked automobiles, particularly those stationed in front of the two hotels, the Windsor and Warren, for these cars, usually the property of travelers from afar, often yield what the bony, methodical creatures are hunting: slaughtered birds - crows, chickadees, and sparrows foolhardy enough to have flown into the path of oncoming motorists. Using their paws as as though they are surgical instruments, the cats extract from the grilles every feathery particle. Having cruised Main Street, they invariably turn the corner at Main and Grant, then lope along toward Courthouse Square, another of their hunting grounds - and a highly promising one on the afternoon of Wednesday, January 6, for the area swarmed with Finney County vehicles that had brought to town part of the crowd populating the square.

With this paragraph, not only does Capote create an extraordinarily detailed metaphor, he also brings us to the Courthouse for the arrival of Hickock and Smith following their confessions in a most unexpected way. He has shadowy lighting - as it is twilight - and blood and feathers littering the scene without ever mentioning the crime. Capote masterfully creates the atmosphere of this moment that would otherwise be a description of a waiting crowd, tension, and a car - and he accomplishes that courtesy of two cats."

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