Francois Villon (Sofia)

Francois Villon was a French poet, thief, killer, barroom brawler, and vagabond. He was famous because he was a criminal that wrote really good poetry. I think that Truman Capote used these words at the beginning of the book because Villon too was a criminal that had a tough life.

 When he was writing the book he was able to meet Perry and Dick personally. He was able to see that their lives had more negative impacts than positive. I think he felt pity for them. He was able to meet them as the two guys they were. Not as the two criminals that killed the Clutter family. I have read several documentaries, which state that Truman Capote went down hill after he wrote the book ‘In Cold Blood’. I think he was just sad that the men that became his friends’, were killed.

The connotation meaning for his words to me is that people hope that the next generation is different than the one now. For example, a problem my generation has is teen pregnancy. People hope that the next round of human beings doesn’t make the same mistake as the one this current generation is making.

The quote mentions that “we pity our poor selves, God is going to thank you more” I take this, as God will appreciate a person’s humbleness. I feel like this Francois Villon was a man that was against what most people believed. I think he wanted to live the life he wanted without people judging him and pointing fingers at him.