blic knowledge (Gale 1). His troubled childhood was even a factor in the media. When looking back on his childhood, Capote associated his mother with emotional neglect and his father with leaving the family. Even though he had a rough childhood, Truman always excelled in school, especially in English classes. From elementary school he maintained an A average, even through high school. When Capote was 17 years old, his first story got published in a national magazine (Gale 2). Capote was excited and proud of this accomplishment. At the age of 18, Capote took an I.Q. test. His score of 215 was well above genius level (Gale 1). He then began to write short stories, and he eventually got into writing novels, which led up to the strenuous training for the writing of In Cold Blood. Before Capote arrived in Kansas, he had already assessed over 6,000 pages of notes (Gale 20). After writing In Cold Blood, Capote became dependent on tranquilizers (Garson 29). While trying to get over his dependency, Capote became very depressed. His depression was brought upon by the murderers case staying in the courts for so long (Garson 93). Capote was put in jail prior to the trial's verdict because he refused to be a witness. After being released from his short jail term, Capote's doctor said the book took a great toll on his physical condition, and he was extremely worried about his health (Reed 32). Another devastating event happened shortly there after. The murderer's, Perry and Dick were executed. this was such an awful thing for Capote, because Capote once said that while writing this book, he became best friends with the killers. Capote had one last great book which was Answered Prayers. Capote then began a short decline downhill, because of his writer's block and failing health. Capote then passed away in 1984 and the cover was closed on a great career.
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