Through Gorman's eyes, Kennedy is able to elicit sympathy for the criminal, transposing this sympathy into the context of America during the 1920s and 30s: excess, collapse, destitution, and analysis of right and wrong, good and evil.
Through Gorman's perspective, Kennedy is able to evoke empathy for the criminal, transferring this sympathy into the context of America during the 1920s and 30s: extravagance, decline, poverty, and examination of right and wrong, good and evil.