rning. Perry and Dick then went to the corner to discuss the predicament. Perry pleaded with Dick to let the family live. They decided that they couldn't afford to leave any witnesses, and this is where Perry's other side comes out. When Dick couldn't kill Mr. Clutter, Perry took the knife and the gun and killed Mr. Clutter. Dick wanted to leave when Mr. Clutter began struggling to get out, but Perry wouldn't let him go. Perry made Dick stay with him and follow him from room to room as he killed three more members of the Clutter family. Perry shows his concern and care in his confession when, instead of passing half of the blame on to Dick, he admits he killed all four Clutters so that Dick's mom wouldn't worry about her son being a murderer when he really wasn't. Perry once wondered if there was something wrong with them that they could kill four people for a little money and get away with it. Perry Smith shows remorse for killing the Clutters. In summation, Perry Smith is a man of several personalities. He is schizophrenic. He may have many sides that he keeps hidden, but the most prevalent one is the cold-blooded side that he displayed in killing the Clutter family. Only his closest friends can see the other sides behind the gentle, kind-hearted Perry Smith when the emotions he's kept bottled up for years explode in an out-of-sorts physical reaction. Perry's troubled past has caused him to have a troubled personality, and that is what made him kill the Clutters in cold blood. ...
