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A 3 page paper which examines whether or not the protagonist in Truman Capote’s novel Other Voices, Other Rooms was a blossoming homosexual. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
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goes in search of his long-lost father in a godforsaken place called the Landing" (McLeod). In the opinion of many it is a story about the coming out, the coming
of age, of a young boy who is realizing he is a homosexual. The following paper examines this, indicating that this is very much one of the most powerful, if
not the most powerful, theme in the novel. Homosexuality in Capotes Other Voices, Other Rooms One need really only read the first chapter to realize that what is
happening in this story involves a young boy who is soft, gentle, and unlike other "boys," especially in the middle of the 20th century when homosexuality was not even openly
discussed nor accepted in any way. In addition, one author illustrates how this novel, for Capote, was "an unconscious, altogether intuitive attempt to exorcise demons," which clearly indicates that through
the writing of this novel Capote was dealing with his past and his own developing and existent homosexuality (McLeod). As mentioned, one need really only look and read the
first chapter to see how this boy is one who is clearly growing and a boy who has homosexual tendencies. His appearance is clearly placed against the description of a
manly man, who appears before the boy, a man who is "a big balding six-footer with a rough, manly face" (Capote 4). This is then set against a description of
Joel who is "too pretty, too delicate and fair-skinned; each of his features...shaped with a sensitive accuracy, and a girlish tenderness softened his eyes...brown and very large (Capote 4). Such
a juxtaposition clearly sets the stage for allowing the reader to see that this boy was not just prettier than most boys but that he carried himself in a particular
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