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Richard Capote Critical Response
I can agree with you that Capote was different and outspoken for someone in his time, more so about his sexuality and his beliefs. He did not appear to me as a conservative person, he just said what came to his mind, to add I think he said things just to see what the reaction would be. What I found that was extremely interesting for someone who didn’t have much education was very articulate and smart, which is why he was such a great writer.
I agree that film is able to grasp and engage its audience more than print. I do not think you get the intense reaction as you would from print. I do find although, that film tends to be more intense and exaggerate than print, less true facts in film. If only true facts we given in a non fiction movie

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