Breakfast At Tiffany's Analysis

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Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote (1961 Film) The American society went through many modern social changes in the 1950s. The film, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, reflected quite a few of the main social transformations during that time period. The film presented the ideas of the upcoming of the LGBT community, as well as the revolutions of American women during the domestic Cold War. Gender issues, ethnicity issues, and other social issues were also embodied throughout the film. The film Breakfast at Tiffany’s, directed by Blake Edwards and based off the novel by Truman Capote, embodied revolutionary social changes and cultural realities in the America during the1950s. Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a film released in 1961 about a young woman named Holly Golightly, who lives in New York City. Holly meets a man who moves into her apartment building, named Paul Varjak. This romantic comedy film is about Holly and Paul’s story together in New York City, with adventures and their experiences together of living in the big city. Breakfast at Tiffany’s is a classic love story that captures the lives of New Yorkers in the late 1950s and early 1960s (Breakfast at Tiffany’s). To begin, the revolution of American women in the 1950s was hugely reflected in the film. The main character, Holly Golightly, was not a typical …show more content…
The film was different and modern, and continues to be considered a great, timeless, classic film today. The revolution of American women, the rise of the LIGBT community, and the issues with diverse ethnicities in the 1950s shaped the film, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. These social changes and issues were reflected in the film, to make Breakfast at Tiffany’s a film that was affected by its time period and American culture during the domestic Cold

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