The novella “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and short story “Everyday Use” exposes visual imagery through the characters and their life towards sustaining independency. In “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” the narrator depicts the inside of Holly’s life, by reflecting on her outer appearances to that of others. On the contrary, in “Everyday Use”, the narrator generates a visual image of Dee that too depicts her physical appearance to that of others. In short story, Dee’s bright dress portrays one way of hiding herself from the world. In the text, it states that “a dress so loud it hurts my [Mama’s] eyes” is just a distraction to her true feelings (Walker 54) as she neglects to produce her true meaning of life. Dee’s bright dress symbolizes her internal feelings, by hiding her
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Her dress illustrates her feelings of being “superior” to the rest of the family, as an attempt to make her feel protected and unstoppable (Wilson 36). On the other hand, just as Maggie is hesitant to come out and open up to people, Holly has no interest in meeting new people. Similarly, Holly portrays the same characteristic to that of Dee of hiding from her emotional feelings. In chapter two of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” Holly, “peers” in the corner while the Narrator is knocks on the door, in order to make her hidden personality clear from the beginning of the novel (Capote 23). The notion of “constantly wanting to be hidden”, is an emotion that is continuously presented in Holly’s mind. Throughout the text, she believes that she feels most comfortable when she is alone, but yet wants to feel protected by people. She tends to use her distance as a way of protecting herself, while finding comfort in “isolation” but desires for someone to care for her (Hassan 70). Until she can find her true fantasy Holly chooses to create her own strategy to ensure her emotions are safely
Her dress illustrates her feelings of being “superior” to the rest of the family, as an attempt to make her feel protected and unstoppable (Wilson 36). On the other hand, just as Maggie is hesitant to come out and open up to people, Holly has no interest in meeting new people. Similarly, Holly portrays the same characteristic to that of Dee of hiding from her emotional feelings. In chapter two of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” Holly, “peers” in the corner while the Narrator is knocks on the door, in order to make her hidden personality clear from the beginning of the novel (Capote 23). The notion of “constantly wanting to be hidden”, is an emotion that is continuously presented in Holly’s mind. Throughout the text, she believes that she feels most comfortable when she is alone, but yet wants to feel protected by people. She tends to use her distance as a way of protecting herself, while finding comfort in “isolation” but desires for someone to care for her (Hassan 70). Until she can find her true fantasy Holly chooses to create her own strategy to ensure her emotions are safely