“The Women” by Hilton Als
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 1st, 2017
The essay is a critique of the feminine image that Capote steals from women authors to become a ‘white girl.’ Als suggests that by offering a ‘controversial’ author photograph, Capote morphs into a woman to talk about the queerness of his characters in a voice that is uniquely feminine. Thus, Capote becomes a white girl to […]