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S/LI/355. Death and American Dream in Truman Capote's In Cold Blood and Norman Mailer'sThe Executioner's Song

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2000
DATE:
2009
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29.99 GBP

The paper examines the theme of murder in Truman Capote's “In Cold Blood” and Norman Mailer's “The Executioner's Song” discussing the concept of American Dream and attempting to explain the characters’ crimes by their pursuit of the American Dream.

 

KEYWORDS: Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, murder, American Dream,

 
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