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The protagonist begins working a nine to five job and, as a result, sees less of Holly Golightly. One day, he sees Holly walking into a library. He observes her without her knowledge, and then he examines the books on her table after she leaves. He discovers that she is reading up on Brazil. Watching her read, the narrator compares her to a girl he knew in school, Mildred. They were totally opposite each other, yet like Siamese twins. The very thing that makes them so alike is that they are so different from anyone the narrator has ever met. One is intraverted and practical; the other is extraverted and impractical. | The protagonist begins working a nine to five job and, as a result, sees less of Holly Golightly. One day, he sees Holly walking into a library. He observes her without her knowledge, and then he examines the books on her table after she leaves. He discovers that she is reading up on Brazil. Watching her read, the narrator compares her to a girl he knew in school, Mildred. They were totally opposite each other, yet like Siamese twins. The very thing that makes them so alike is that they are so different from anyone the narrator has ever met, and that "they would never change because they'd been given their character too soon" (58). One is intraverted and practical; the other is extraverted and impractical. | ||
The narration shifts to a party on Christmas Eve in Holly's apartment. The narrator is asked to come over and help trim the Christmas tree. Holly gives the narrator an expensive, antique bird cage for Christmas; he gives Holly a St. Christopher's medal from Tiffany's. The cost of the bird cage is three hundred and fifty dollars. Holly is not excited about the cost, she makes just a few more trips to the powder room so she could afford the bird cage. | The narration shifts to a party on Christmas Eve in Holly's apartment. The narrator is asked to come over and help trim the Christmas tree. Holly gives the narrator an expensive, antique bird cage for Christmas; he gives Holly a St. Christopher's medal from Tiffany's. The cost of the bird cage is three hundred and fifty dollars. Holly is not excited about the cost, she makes just a few more trips to the powder room so she could afford the bird cage. | ||