After reading this first section, I have great sympathy for the Clutter family and the members of Holcomb. Capote studied all the different townspeople of Holcomb including the Clutter family themselves. We learn the histories of various people in Holcomb from the Clutters themselves to the school children to people that have recently moved in and even the one Japanese family in the neighborhood. We even learn about Babe, the Clutters horse. We also learn the somewhat "flaws" of each of these characters such as Herb Clutter's refusal to carry cash and to carry a check book around instead or Bonnie Clutters illness. We really see how Capote captures the essence of the different townspeople in Holcomb. The different characters' reactions to the murder of the Clutter's family is something I also found interesting. The impact the murders have caused some people leave Holcomb in fear, show how some people are personally impacted by the death of the Clutters and how others just move on with life as if the murder never happened. Capote's also really focuses on the two murderers: Perry Smith and Dick Hickock. Capote studies these two characters without placing judgement on either of them. Capote studies these two characters like he does with the rest of the characters in the book and we also learn of their "flaws". Capote looks into their histories to see if any events in their lives have caused them to act in the way that they did.