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	* Capote, Truman. ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. New York: Vintage Books - A division of Random House, 1993.		* Capote, Truman. ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. New York: Vintage Books - A division of Random House, 1993.

	* Garson, Helen S. ''Truman Capote.'' New York, Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. 1980		* Garson, Helen S. ''Truman Capote.'' New York: Frederick Ungar Publishing Co., 1980.

	* ~~Pugh~~, ~~Tsion~~. ''Capote'~~s Breakfast at Tiffany~~'s.~~'' Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's Fall 2002~~: ~~51-53~~.		* Grobel, Lawerence. ''Conversations with Capote''. New York: New American Library, 1985.

	* Smith, Liz. ''My Friend Truman Capote.'' Harper's Bazaar March 2006: 426-428.		* Pugh, Tsion. "Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's." Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's Fall 2002: 51-53.

			* Reed, Kenneth T. ''Truman Capote''. Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1981.

			* Smith, Liz. "My Friend Truman Capote." Harper's Bazaar March 2006: 426-428.

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	==Works Cited==		==Works Cited==
	* Capote, Truman. ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. New York: Vintage Books - A division of Random House, 1993.		* Capote, Truman. ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. New York: Vintage Books - A division of Random House, 1993.

	* ~~Pugh~~, ~~Tsion~~. ~~"Capote~~'~~s Breakfast at Tiffany~~'s". ~~Capote~~'~~s Breakfast at Tiffany~~'~~s Fall 2002: 51-53~~.		* Garson, Helen S. ''Truman Capote.'' New York, Frederick Ungar Publishing Co. 1980

	* Smith, Liz. "My Friend Truman Capote". Harper's Bazaar March 2006: 426-428.		* Pugh, Tsion. ''Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's.'' Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's Fall 2002: 51-53.

			* Smith, Liz. ''My Friend Truman Capote.'' Harper's Bazaar March 2006: 426-428.

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	Holly's dislike for cages emulates her own feelings that she does not like to be caged or tied down. She does not want to be attached to anybody nor anything until she finds a place of her own; a place she could call her home. She wants to remain an independent spirit. What she does not realize, however, is that even with her attempts to keep herself distanced from everyone, she still has an impact on their lives; she is still a part of their lives.		Holly's dislike for cages emulates her own feelings that she does not like to be caged or tied down. She does not want to be attached to anybody nor anything until she finds a place of her own; a place she could call her home. She wants to remain an independent spirit. What she does not realize, however, is that even with her attempts to keep herself distanced from everyone, she still has an impact on their lives; she is still a part of their lives.

	Despite the friendship that exists between the narrator and Holly, the sister-brother-like relationship (Garson 87)~~, when she is asked~~, Holly does not give the narrator the true account of her childhood. Instead of telling about the difficult life and her running away from it, she tells him about times full of swimming in the summer, Christmas trees, pretty cousins and parties (54). For her, fictionalizing, inventing stories and hiding behind a mask is better than facing the reality because the truth is too painful and may sometimes bring on the "mean blues" (sadness) or the "mean reds" (fear) (Garson 82-83).		Despite the friendship that exists between the narrator and Holly, the sister-brother-like relationship (Garson 87), Holly does not give the narrator the true account of her childhood, when she is asked about it. Instead of telling about the difficult life and her running away from it, she tells him about times full of swimming in the summer, Christmas trees, pretty cousins and parties (54). For her, fictionalizing, inventing stories and hiding behind a mask is better than facing the reality because the truth is too painful and may sometimes bring on the "mean blues" (sadness) or the "mean reds" (fear) (Garson 82-83).

	Fred, Holly's brother, is also the most important person to her. He is so close to her that Holly even envisions herself, some time in the near future, in a house in Mexico, near the sea, where she and Fred could live together (Garson 85). He is the only person whom she really loves and cares about. There is such a big bond between them that even on that day, the day of celebration of the narrator's success, Holly still remembers about her brother. In spite of the scarcity of many products during the World War II due to a great demand on them overseas, she decides to find some jars of peanut butter, which Fred loves, to send to him.		Fred, Holly's brother, is also the most important person to her. He is so close to her that Holly even envisions herself, some time in the near future, in a house in Mexico, near the sea, where she and Fred could live together (Garson 85). He is the only person whom she really loves and cares about. There is such a big bond between them that even on that day, the day of celebration of the narrator's success, Holly still remembers about her brother. In spite of the scarcity of many products during the World War II due to a great demand on them overseas, she decides to find some jars of peanut butter, which Fred loves, to send to him.

	"Her rules are her own, derived from a desire for independence and the need to survive in a world she has known to be cruel or indifferent to those who are unprotected" ( Garson 82) plus "her irresponsibilty, childlike unself-consciousness [...] fantasy existence [and] living [...] devoted to having fun" (81) are the reasons why she ever started stealing and keeps doing that, particularly on that day with the narrator. Even if her earlier thefts were a necessity for her and her brother to survive, the act of stealing of the Halloween masks from Woolworth's is according to Miss Golightly just for fun.		"Her rules are her own, derived from a desire for independence and the need to survive in a world she has known to be cruel or indifferent to those who are unprotected" ( Garson 82) plus "her irresponsibilty, childlike unself-consciousness [...] fantasy existence [and] living [...] devoted to having fun" (81) are the reasons why she ever started stealing and keeps doing that, particularly on that day with the narrator. Even if her earlier thefts were a necessity for her and her brother to survive, the act of stealing of the Halloween masks from Woolworth's is, according to Miss Golightly, just for fun.

	==Study Questions==		==Study Questions==

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	==Commentary==		==Commentary==
	Holly's dislike for cages emulates her own feelings that she ~~doesn't~~ like to be caged, or tied down. ~~Holly's indirect reference~~ to ~~herself as~~ a ~~wild thing (74) is mirrored thought the novel. She never names the cat because she says she doesn't~~ own ~~it,~~ she ~~refuses to~~ call ~~the narrator by his real name, instead she insists on calling him Fred. All of these things are because she doesn't want to belong to anyone or anything~~. She wants to remain an independent spirit. What she ~~doesn't~~ realize, is that even with her attempts to keep herself distanced from everyone, she still has an impact on their ~~life,~~ she is still part of their life.		Holly's dislike for cages emulates her own feelings that she does not like to be caged or tied down. She does not want to be attached to anybody nor anything until she finds a place of her own; a place she could call her home. She wants to remain an independent spirit. What she does not realize, however, is that even with her attempts to keep herself distanced from everyone, she still has an impact on their lives; she is still a part of their lives.

			Despite the friendship that exists between the narrator and Holly, the sister-brother-like relationship (Garson 87), when she is asked, Holly does not give the narrator the true account of her childhood. Instead of telling about the difficult life and her running away from it, she tells him about times full of swimming in the summer, Christmas trees, pretty cousins and parties (54). For her, fictionalizing, inventing stories and hiding behind a mask is better than facing the reality because the truth is too painful and may sometimes bring on the "mean blues" (sadness) or the "mean reds" (fear) (Garson 82-83).

			Fred, Holly's brother, is also the most important person to her. He is so close to her that Holly even envisions herself, some time in the near future, in a house in Mexico, near the sea, where she and Fred could live together (Garson 85). He is the only person whom she really loves and cares about. There is such a big bond between them that even on that day, the day of celebration of the narrator's success, Holly still remembers about her brother. In spite of the scarcity of many products during the World War II due to a great demand on them overseas, she decides to find some jars of peanut butter, which Fred loves, to send to him.

			"Her rules are her own, derived from a desire for independence and the need to survive in a world she has known to be cruel or indifferent to those who are unprotected" ( Garson 82) plus "her irresponsibilty, childlike unself-consciousness [...] fantasy existence [and] living [...] devoted to having fun" (81) are the reasons why she ever started stealing and keeps doing that, particularly on that day with the narrator. Even if her earlier thefts were a necessity for her and her brother to survive, the act of stealing of the Halloween masks from Woolworth's is according to Miss Golightly just for fun.

	==Study Questions==		==Study Questions==

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	==Summary==		==Summary==

	[[Image:Slice-capote-movie-oct-05.jpg\|thumb\|Philip Seymour Hoffman ~~playes~~ Truman Capote in 2005 sony film]]On a Monday in October 1943, the narrator and Holly Golightly start off their day by drinking Manhattans and champagne cocktails at Joe Bell's bar. Later, they walk down to Fifth Avenue to watch a military parade passing by. The narrator and Holly eat lunch in Central Park, and walk around the park spending a lot of time at an old boathouse site on the lake. The narrator and Holly avoid the zoo because Holly dislikes seeing anything in a cage.		[[Image:Slice-capote-movie-oct-05.jpg\|thumb\|Philip Seymour Hoffman plays Truman Capote in 2005 sony film]]On a Monday in October 1943, the narrator and Holly Golightly start off their day by drinking Manhattans and champagne cocktails at Joe Bell's bar. Later, they walk down to Fifth Avenue to watch a military parade passing by. The narrator and Holly eat lunch in Central Park, and walk around the park spending a lot of time at an old boathouse site on the lake. The narrator and Holly avoid the zoo because Holly dislikes seeing anything in a cage.

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	The narrator tells Holly stories of his difficult childhood. Holly talks about hers too, telling the stories of her happy childhood, at which point the narrator asks if her stories are true: did she really run away at fourteen? Holly responds by rubbing her nose and stating that the stories has been made up, only because she did not want to seem like she was competing with the narrator over who had a worse childhood. The narrator and Holly stop discussing their childhood, and Holly wants to go looking for peanut butter for her brother Fred. The narrator and Holly spend the rest of the afternoon going through a multitude of stores searching for peanut butter - which due to the war is hard to find - and end up with only six jars.		The narrator tells Holly stories of his difficult childhood. Holly talks about hers too, telling the stories of her happy childhood, at which point the narrator asks if her stories are true: did she really run away at fourteen? Holly responds by rubbing her nose and stating that the stories has been made up, only because she did not want to seem like she was competing with the narrator over who had a worse childhood. The narrator and Holly stop discussing their childhood, and Holly wants to go looking for peanut butter for her brother Fred. [[Image:Holly Golightly.jpg\|thumb\|left\|Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly]]The narrator and Holly spend the rest of the afternoon going through a multitude of stores searching for peanut butter - which due to the war is hard to find - and end up with only six jars.

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	==External Resources==		==External Resources==
			* [http://www.capotebio.com/ Biography on Truman Capote]

			* [http://www.ansoniadesign.com/capote/ A Black & White Tribute to Truman Capote]

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	==Works Cited==		==Works Cited==
	* Capote, Truman. ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. New York: Vintage Books - A division of Random House, 1993.		* Capote, Truman. ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. New York: Vintage Books - A division of Random House, 1993.

			* Pugh, Tsion. "Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's". Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's Fall 2002: 51-53.

	* Smith, Liz. "My Friend Truman Capote". Harper's Bazaar March 2006: 426-428.		* Smith, Liz. "My Friend Truman Capote". Harper's Bazaar March 2006: 426-428.

	* Pugh, Tsion. "Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's". Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's Fall 2002: 51-53.
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	==Works Cited==		==Works Cited==
	* Capote, Truman. ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. New York: Vintage Books - A division of Random House, 1993.		* Capote, Truman. ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. New York: Vintage Books - A division of Random House, 1993.

	* Smith, Liz. "My Friend Truman Capote". Harper's Bazaar March 2006: 426-428.		* Smith, Liz. "My Friend Truman Capote". Harper's Bazaar March 2006: 426-428.

			* Pugh, Tsion. "Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's". Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's Fall 2002: 51-53.
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	[[Category:Literature]]		[[Category:Literature]]

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	==Works Cited==		==Works Cited==
	* Capote, Truman. ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. New York: Vintage Books - A division of Random House, 1993.		* Capote, Truman. ''Breakfast at Tiffany's''. New York: Vintage Books - A division of Random House, 1993.
			* Smith, Liz. "My Friend Truman Capote". Harper's Bazaar March 2006: 426-428.
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	[[Breakfast at Tiffany's Section 3\|Section three]] \| [[Breakfast at Tiffany's]] \| [[Breakfast at Tiffany's Section 5\|Section five]]		[[Breakfast at Tiffany's Section 3\|Section three]] \| [[Breakfast at Tiffany's]] \| [[Breakfast at Tiffany's Section 5\|Section five]]
	[[Category:Literature]]		[[Category:Literature]]