Literature; it forced us, entertained us, educated us and drove us to madness. It served as life instruction, using the characters as lesson plans. Sometimes he's blunt, sometimes ugly, and in the case of Truman Capote, he's so gruesome that we dare not forget him. Around the time of the novels' publication in the late 1960s, a new literary genre had begun to emerge: new journalism. New Journalism sought to combine the elements of news writing and journalism with the elements of fiction writing. Described as a form of literature that “engages and excites”, it sought to challenge its readers not only “emotionally” but also “intellectually”. Typically, New Journalism consists of four main characteristics: telling the story using scenes instead of fluid action, using colloquial speech instead of quotes, having a first-person view, and recording everyday details throughout the characters' lives, all of which Capote's In Cold Blood it works flawlessly. Capote's use of scene-by-scene reconstruction allows readers to be. In the first chapter of In Cold Blood, Capote uses detailed descriptions of Holcomb, each sentence reading as if the reader were actually in the middle of the Kansas prairie: "The land is flat and the views are incredibly expansive; horses, herds of cattle, a white cluster of grain silos rising as gracefully as Greek temples are visible long before a traveler reaches them” (3). Capote also provides readers with snapshots of the Clutters' lives using accurate descriptions from people who knew them Indeed, readers learn that Nancy was devotedly involved in 4-H; that she was organized, well-liked, class president in high school, and devoted to her boyfriend Bobby...... middle of paper... /~andrews/newjourn.html>.Davis, Erica. "In Cold Blood," Capote's New Nonfiction "Novel." Suit 101 (2001). November 21, 2007."Fiction."American Heritage Dictionary. November 24, 2007."Historical."American Heritage Dictionary. November 26, 2007. Jensen, Van. "Writing History: Capote's Novel Has Lasting Effect on Journalism." World (2005). Nicholson, W G. "Teaching the new English journalism." New York Times. November 24, 2007. Standen, Amy. "In cold blood".. 2007 .