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| caption = First Edition cover, 1958 | |||
| author = Truman Capote | |||
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| genre = [[Novella]] | |||
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| publisher = Random House | |||
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| pub_date = 1958 | |||
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| pages = 179 | |||
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'''''Breakfast at Tiffany’s''''' is a 1958 [[novel]]/[[novella]] by American writer [[Truman Capote]]. | |||
== Sections == | |||
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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. | 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. | ||
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===I. Y. Yunioshi=== | ===I. Y. Yunioshi=== | ||
Mistakenly said to be from Japan by Bell | Mistakenly said to be from Japan by Bell, but truly from California. He is a photographer featured in a magazine called Winchell, and lived in the studio apartment, top floor of brownstone, during Holly’s time living there. | ||
===Negro man from Africa=== | ===Negro man from Africa=== | ||
Tall, delicate | Tall, delicate man, who wore a calico skirt. He is a talented wood sculptor from the S Tribe, in Tococul, East Anglia. He was photographed by Yunioshi on Christmas Day in 1956, depicting him with a "shy, yet vain smile, displaying in his hands an odd wood sculpture," of the head of Holly Golightly (p6). Shared a mat with Holly Golightly in Spring of that same year. | ||
===Madame Sapphia Spanella=== | ===Madame Sapphia Spanella=== | ||
Tenant of brownstone. Described as a husky, coloratura (a singer, usually a soprano, who specializes in music characterized by trills and runs) who goes roller-skating every afternoon in Central Park. She began a petition in the brownstone to evict Holly for being “morally objectionable and the perpetrator of all night gatherings that endanger the safety and sanity of her neighbors (p. 64).” | Tenant of brownstone. Described as a husky, coloratura (a singer, usually a soprano, who specializes in music characterized by trills and runs) who goes roller-skating every afternoon in Central Park. She began a petition in the brownstone to evict Holly for being “morally objectionable and the perpetrator of all night gatherings that endanger the safety and sanity of her neighbors (p. 64).” She did not like Holly and made no secret of it. | ||
===Sid Arbuck=== | ===Sid Arbuck=== | ||
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===Fred=== | ===Fred=== | ||
Holly’s favorite of four brothers. When the family was separated to live with different foster homes after their parents' death, she and Fred | Holly’s favorite of four brothers. When the family was separated to live with different foster homes after their parents' death, she and Fred stayed together shuffled around to live with different "mean people". He was discovered with Holly trying to steal food from Doc Golightly's farm by his oldest daughter. He was the only one who would let her hug him when it was cold as a child. Described to be 6’2” and ‘slow’ or ‘stupid’. After Holly ran away from Doc and his family, Fred stayed behing and eventually joined the military. He had a great love for peanut butter. Was in the 8th grade for three years, then was drafted into the army where he eventually died. | ||
===Sally Tomato=== | ===Sally Tomato=== | ||
Looks like a monk with gold teeth to Holly. He speaks very little English. While in Sing Sing prison, he was visited every Thursday by Golightly, and | Looks like a monk with gold teeth to Holly. He speaks very little English. While in Sing Sing prison, he was visited every Thursday by Golightly, and gave her a “weather report”. Revealed to be the notorious Mafia-führer Salvatore "Sally" Tomato. At one time he would hang out at Joe Bell’s often, but didn’t socialize with anyone. | ||
===O.J. Berman=== | ===O.J. Berman=== | ||
An agent who met Holly at Santa Anita, CA when she was 15. Smokes cigars, wears Knize cologne. Wears elevated heals, appears to be a midget, freckled, large head, bald, pointed elven ears, Pekingese eyes which are bulged and unpitying. Hair sprouts from his ears and nose, and has hairy hands. He has a jerky metallic rhythm to his speech. Considers himself sensitive, and loves Holly. | An agent who met Holly at Santa Anita, CA when she was 15. Smokes cigars, wears Knize cologne. Wears elevated heals, appears to be a midget, freckled, large head, bald, pointed elven ears, Pekingese eyes which are bulged and unpitying. Hair sprouts from his ears and nose, and he has hairy hands. He has a jerky metallic rhythm to his speech. Considers himself sensitive, and loves Holly. | ||
===Benny Polan=== | ===Benny Polan=== | ||
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Actors starring in The Story of Dr Wassell. | Actors starring in The Story of Dr Wassell. | ||
===Rutherford | ===Rusty (Rutherford) Trawler=== | ||
Middle aged, baby faced, fat and appeared to be a spoiled child. Lost both parents in 1908 at age 5, his father a victim of anarchist and his mother died of shock. This made him instantly a millionaire and celebrity. His godfather arrested for sodomy due to him, and has divorced 3 times. He offered to marry Unity Mitford if Hitler didn’t, thus was referred to as a Nazi by many. Attended rallies in Yorkville. Acts as though he should be in diapers, Holly said he should be wearing a skirt. Talks in a whiney voice. | Middle aged, baby faced, fat and appeared to be a spoiled child. Lost both parents in 1908 at age 5, his father a victim of anarchist and his mother died of shock. This made him instantly a millionaire and celebrity. His godfather arrested for sodomy due to him, and has divorced 3 times. He offered to marry Unity Mitford if Hitler didn’t, thus was referred to as a Nazi by many. Attended rallies in Yorkville. Acts as though he should be in diapers, Holly said he should be wearing a skirt. Talks in a whiney voice. He thinks girls are literally dolls and although believed to be homosexual, he marries Mag Wildwood. | ||
===Mag Wildwood (Margaret Thatcher Fitzhue Wildwood)=== | ===Mag Wildwood (Margaret Thatcher Fitzhue Wildwood)=== | ||
Her home town is Wildwood, Arkansas. Models for Yunioshi for the Bazaar. Described to be extremely thin, flat chested, and over 6 feet tall, with a stutter that she over exaggerates. She lives at the Winslow. All men in her family were soldiers, and there is a statue of her father in Wildwood. She is very proud of her country, and considers herself a warmhearted person. She knits. Temporarily roomed with Holly and was engaged to Jose | Her home town is Wildwood, Arkansas. Models for Yunioshi for the Bazaar. Described to be extremely thin, flat chested, and over 6 feet tall, with a stutter that she over exaggerates. She lives at the Winslow. All men in her family were soldiers, and there is a statue of her father in Wildwood. She is very proud of her country, and considers herself a warmhearted person. She knits. Temporarily roomed with Holly and was engaged to Jose. She was often referred to as being a lesbian. | ||
===Jose Ybarra-Jaegar=== | ===Jose Ybarra-Jaegar=== | ||
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===Mildred Grossman=== | ===Mildred Grossman=== | ||
A girl who went to school with the narrator. Described as a top heavy realist with moist hair greasy glasses covering flat eyes. She dissected frogs and went to picket lines, only examined stars to gauge their chemical tonnage. Compared to Holly by the narrator to be a Siamese twin; they would never change because they’d been given their character too soon. (p.58) | A girl who went to school with the narrator. Described as a top heavy realist with moist hair and greasy glasses covering flat eyes. She dissected frogs and went to picket lines, and only examined stars to gauge their chemical tonnage. Compared to Holly by the narrator to be a Siamese twin; they would never change because they’d been given their character too soon. (p.58) | ||
===Doc Golightly=== | ===Doc Golightly=== | ||
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===Nellie=== | ===Nellie=== | ||
Doc’s oldest daughter, discovered Fred and Lulamae stealing milk and turkey eggs. | Doc’s oldest daughter, discovered Fred and Lulamae stealing milk and turkey eggs from their farm when Holly was just fourteen years old. | ||
==Major Themes== | ==Major Themes== | ||
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One more connection that can be made to see how Capote's own life was a big influence in the writing of the novel is the homosexual references in the book. Capote was a homosexual, one of the first well known people to actually come out and let people know he was a homosexual. This is very substantial, because in 50's and 60's it was not something that people talked about, it was taboo. | One more connection that can be made to see how Capote's own life was a big influence in the writing of the novel is the homosexual references in the book. Capote was a homosexual, one of the first well known people to actually come out and let people know he was a homosexual. This is very substantial, because in 50's and 60's it was not something that people talked about, it was taboo. | ||
==Additional Resources== | ==Additional Resources== | ||
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==Works Cited== | ==Works Cited== | ||
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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. | ||
*Cash, Matthew. ''The Breakfast at Tiffany's Homepage''. 1996. University of Michigan. 14 March 2006. <www.personal.umich.edu/~bcash/criticalanalysis.html> | *Cash, Matthew. ''The Breakfast at Tiffany's Homepage''. 1996. University of Michigan. 14 March 2006. <www.personal.umich.edu/~bcash/criticalanalysis.html> | ||
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*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. | ||
*Pugh, Tison. ''Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's''. ''The Explicator''. 6/(2002): 51-53 | *Pugh, Tison. ''Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's''. ''The Explicator''. 6/(2002): 51-53 | ||
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