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==Factual Information== | ==Factual Information== | ||
A [[novel]] by American writer [[Truman Capote]] in 1958. | A [[novel]]/[[novella]] by American writer [[Truman Capote]] published in 1958. | ||
==Study Guide== | ==Study Guide== | ||
Below are the thirteen major sections of the [[novella]]. Since Capote did not use chapters, these are indicated by the double line break on the page. There might be more sections, or a more logical means of distinguishing them, but | Below are the thirteen major sections of the [[novella]]. Since Capote did not use chapters, these are indicated by the double line break on the page. There might be more sections, or a more logical means of distinguishing them, but these arbitrary divisions will work for our purposes. | ||
#[[Breakfast at Tiffany's Section 1|Section one (3-14)]] | #[[Breakfast at Tiffany's Section 1|Section one (3-14)]] | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
===Capote/Narrator=== | |||
===Holly Golightly=== | |||
===Joe Bell=== | |||
==Major Themes== | ==Major Themes== | ||
===Delight in the Unorthodox=== | |||
Plimpton writes that the theme in ''Breakfast at Tiffany’s'' is that there are special, strange gifted people in the world and they have to be treated with understanding (175). | Plimpton writes that the theme in ''Breakfast at Tiffany’s'' is that there are special, strange gifted people in the world and they have to be treated with understanding (175). | ||
===Quest for Home/Belonging=== | |||
===Never Love a Wild Thing=== | |||
===Joy/Difficulty of Traveling=== | |||
==Major Symbols== | ==Major Symbols== | ||
===Tiffany's=== | |||
===The "Mean Reds"=== | |||
===The Fat Lady=== | |||
===The Cat=== | |||
===The Bird Cage=== | |||
==Influences== | ==Influences== | ||
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==Works Cited== | ==Works Cited== | ||
Plimpton, George. ''Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances,and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career''. New York: Doubleday Dell Publishing Group. 1997. | *Plimpton, George. ''Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances,and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career''. New York: Doubleday Dell Publishing Group. 1997. | ||
[[Category:Literature]] | [[Category:Literature]] | ||