Study Task 1 - Book Analysis

Who is the author and what interesting information can you find out about them?

Interesting facts about Truman Capote:

HE CARRIED A SECURITY BLANKET.

During his early years, Capote lived with distant relatives in Alabama, including his mother’s relation, Nanny Rumbley Faulk, whom Capote lovingly called “Sook.” Sook made baby Capote his own baby blanket, which he carried around with him even into adulthood. Capote reportedly even had the blanket on the day he died.

HE HAD A RECURRING NIGHTMARE.

It took place backstage at a theater. "I have a very important part to play," he once told Gloria Steinem. "The only trouble is that I’m in a panic because I don’t know my lines… Finally, the moment comes. I walk onstage… but I just stumble about, mortified. Have you ever had that dream?”

HE TAUGHT HIMSELF HOW TO READ AND WRITE.

Truman was classified as a “lonely child,” and before he even entered formal schooling, he used that loneliness (along with his obvious smarts) to teach himself how to read and write. By 11, he was already writing his first short stories.

• What is the main idea(s) explored in the book?
• What is the main thrust of the narrative? What are the key events and scenes?
• What is the context (socio-historical, cultural, established school of thought/paradigm) that the book was written in?
• What is the genre