Sentence 4

"Then, touching the brim of his cap, he headed for home and the day's work, unaware that it would be his last."

Capote, Truman. In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and its Consequences. New York: Vintage Books, 1994. Print.

Commentary:

Capote, through this sentence, creates a sense of foreboding and informs the reader that something terrible is about to happen, that the character, Mr. Clutter, is going to die soon. He employs simple vocabulary and simple imagery with "touching the brim of his cap." It is such a simple act and with the words "headed for home and the day's work" present a sense of casualty. The tone switches from casual to ominous when Capote states that Mr. Clutter has lived his final day. Dramatic irony is created because the reader, or the audience, is aware that Mr. Clutter is about to die, but the character himself is unaware of that fact, which results in an added intensity to the sentence. It's as if one can hear the "dun dun dun" found in the movies.

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