MiriamTruman Capote

Summary

Characteristics

• Grotesque

“I thought you´d never answer, but I kept my finger on the button, I

knew you were home.”(3)

“Sit down,” said Miriam. “It makes me nervous to see people stand.” (3)

Characteristics

• Damaged Characters

“I feel just like a genuine criminal” (2)

“She had no idea what she wanted or needed…”(6)

Characteristics

• Tone of utter stagnation

Mrs. Miller’s life has been a solitary life full

of repetition and ongoing routines that

were always the same.

Topics

• Freak:

• Mrs. HT Miller lived alone in a pleasant apartment.

• Her interests were narrow, she had no friends to speak of.

• Miriam gets nervous to see people stand.

The self and the other

• Mrs. Millers terrors = Miriam

Theme

• Most people are afraid of loneliness