Truman Capote's Analysis
In the beginning, Mrs Miller had a normal bland schedule with not much emotion put into anything. Her activities were the same and she “rarely journeyed farther than the corner store”(Capote 1). Because her schedule was pretty much the same everyday, there was no reason to travel farther than her comfort zone. Plus she had to care for her canary, the only other living creature residing with her. Otherwise, she cleaned her apartment and cooked the meals by herself. She was like everyone else; did normal everyday stuff, but never put any thought or care into her tasks. She just did them, because they needed to be done. It was almost like she was a robot; programmed to do work and not put much attention towards it: “Her activities were seldom
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Miller’s imagination, Miriam could be an angel of death. She’s constantly trying to take things from Mrs. Miller such as a necklace because “it’s beautiful” (Capote 7). That’s what death does. Death takes everything away from you. Mrs. Miller tries to avoid and get rid of it (Miriam) but when Miriam tries to move in, Mrs. Miller starts breaking down: “But you can’t! For God’s sake go away-- go away and leave me alone!”(Capote 12). Also, the fact that both their names are the same, relates to the movie Coraline. In the movie, this evil lady called the Beldam tries to take kid’s souls. She uses a doll and customizes it to look like the child. She then places it where the kid can find it and she spies on them through the eyes of the doll, eventually taking the kid’s soul. Miriam can be seen as the doll, constantly changing the way she looks to appeal, spy, and eventually kill her victim. She mentions towards the end of the story how she had lived with someone else: “The last place I lived was with an old man” (Capote 12). This old man was referenced beforehand in Mrs. Miller’s dream: “‘No one knows’ said an old man marching in front” (Capote 9) and mentioned again when Mrs. Miller is walking down the street: “It was while waiting at the corner of Third Avenue that she saw the man: an old man” (Capote 9). Connecting these three references together, displays that the old man was Miriam’s last victim, furthermore proving that Miriam is an angel of
Miller’s imagination, Miriam could be an angel of death. She’s constantly trying to take things from Mrs. Miller such as a necklace because “it’s beautiful” (Capote 7). That’s what death does. Death takes everything away from you. Mrs. Miller tries to avoid and get rid of it (Miriam) but when Miriam tries to move in, Mrs. Miller starts breaking down: “But you can’t! For God’s sake go away-- go away and leave me alone!”(Capote 12). Also, the fact that both their names are the same, relates to the movie Coraline. In the movie, this evil lady called the Beldam tries to take kid’s souls. She uses a doll and customizes it to look like the child. She then places it where the kid can find it and she spies on them through the eyes of the doll, eventually taking the kid’s soul. Miriam can be seen as the doll, constantly changing the way she looks to appeal, spy, and eventually kill her victim. She mentions towards the end of the story how she had lived with someone else: “The last place I lived was with an old man” (Capote 12). This old man was referenced beforehand in Mrs. Miller’s dream: “‘No one knows’ said an old man marching in front” (Capote 9) and mentioned again when Mrs. Miller is walking down the street: “It was while waiting at the corner of Third Avenue that she saw the man: an old man” (Capote 9). Connecting these three references together, displays that the old man was Miriam’s last victim, furthermore proving that Miriam is an angel of