For my Legacy of Literature project, the book I chose was
In Cold Blood by Truman Capote.
In Cold Blood is a non-fiction novel - one of the first that pioneered an entire genre. The story gives a detailed account of a quadruple murder of a wealthy Kansas family. A pair of parolees committed robbery and then killed the family of four. The book follows their psychological relationship, and the effects the crimes made on the lives of others. I saw the psychological aspect of the novel very relatable to that in Macbeth, and also clearly the theme of murder. The story is also simply a crime novel, which is a theme in itself that interlocks with the next work I chose.
The film I decided on was 'Double Indemnity', a 1944 American classic. Like the former work I selected, it relates very well to Macbeth. In the movie, a woman convinces an insurance salesman to help kill her husband. The man was easily swayed like Macbeth was, and the two met their fate as a result of their immoral choices. Both works are ones of crime, and underscore that misdeeds later result in punishment.
