Perry's
possessions indicate that he lives in a fantasy world. He imagines himself as a songwriter and a
singer/guitarist, though he doesn't try to develop whatever musical talent he might possibly
have. He carries his guitarwhich he can barely playwith him and a trunk containing the songs
he's written, despite knowing that he'll probably never have the opportunity to perform for an
audience.
Another one of Perry's delusions is his intention to go treasure
hunting. In his trunk is a "secret map" that Perry tells Dick will lead them to the
sunken treasure of Captain Cortez that supposedly lies buried off the coast of Mexico.
Perry probably knows that all of this is nonsense. If he didn't, it's unlikely he
would have gone along with Dick in the foolish (to put it mildly) scheme to rob the Clutters.
The fact that they embark on this plan shows how disconnected from reality both of them are.
Dick has no way of knowing if the Clutters even have a safe, basing his assumption entirely
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