“I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone”. Audrey Hepburn, in this quote, encompasses the ideals of many people who just want to have time to themselves, but describes no one better than Holly Golightly. Holly Golightly, who is neighbors with the unnamed narrator, is a materialistic socialite who is rarely seen alone and even rarer seen without her dark circle sunglasses. Always throwing parties, and always seen with a man around her waist, Holly seemed to be living the life of a fabulous and rich eighteen year old in Upper East Side New York City. When the narrator first tries to befriend Holly she comes off as very eccentric, while also strangely stand-offish. The narrator could not seem to understand why Holly, who appeared so
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Holly, or her real name Lulamae, has been fleeing from something all throughout her life, never satisfied with her current conditions. While this instability allowed Holly to escape from frightening situations, it also prompted Holly to losing connections with nearly everyone she loved. Because Holly is afraid of hurting anyone else from her disappearances, she refrains from growing personal connections with people who care about her. In the literary fiction Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote, instability encourages isolationism.
Getting caught up in chasing ones dreams enables them to live an unstable life. Holly fits the glove in this analogy, as she always seems to be running away in the excuse of finding her self worth. Holly does not yet know what she wants to do with her life, but her determination to explore the world and her yearning to find her sense of self is an excuse Holly often uses whenever she abandons someone or something. Her instability is first recognized when the narrator, who recently moved into the apartment building, notices Holly’s name slot on her mailbox. Instead of it just saying her name, …show more content…
Holly being forced to face her past actions, and even in some cases pay the consequences, forces her to grow up and become a better friend. Holly displays her affection to the narrator, for the first time, by buying him an expensive birdcage for christmas. The narrator was completely taken aback and exclaimed that it was dreadful, but Holly replies, “I couldn’t agree more, but I thought you wanted it” (56). Holly admitting that she hates the bird cage, later confessing that she worked overtime for it, and yet still bought it for him shows how their relationship has grown, and how much Holly really cares about the narrator. Holly wanting to grow a meaningful relationship with the narrator proves she is moving on from the past, and that she no longer wants to avoid growing relationships anymore. She is growing a connection with him, which is different from what past Holly would have done. Holly’s relationship continues to grow with the narrator until she gets in legal trouble, and announces to him that she is going to flee to South America to avoid persecution. While at first Holly tried to play it off as if she is fine with leaving, after all it is not new to her to flee suddenly, this time it is different. Holly is not leaving at her own will and is basically being forced out of the country, which really disturbed her. On the way to the airport, Holly confides in the narrator by saying, “I’m very scared, Buster. Yes, at last.
Holly, or her real name Lulamae, has been fleeing from something all throughout her life, never satisfied with her current conditions. While this instability allowed Holly to escape from frightening situations, it also prompted Holly to losing connections with nearly everyone she loved. Because Holly is afraid of hurting anyone else from her disappearances, she refrains from growing personal connections with people who care about her. In the literary fiction Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote, instability encourages isolationism.
Getting caught up in chasing ones dreams enables them to live an unstable life. Holly fits the glove in this analogy, as she always seems to be running away in the excuse of finding her self worth. Holly does not yet know what she wants to do with her life, but her determination to explore the world and her yearning to find her sense of self is an excuse Holly often uses whenever she abandons someone or something. Her instability is first recognized when the narrator, who recently moved into the apartment building, notices Holly’s name slot on her mailbox. Instead of it just saying her name, …show more content…
Holly being forced to face her past actions, and even in some cases pay the consequences, forces her to grow up and become a better friend. Holly displays her affection to the narrator, for the first time, by buying him an expensive birdcage for christmas. The narrator was completely taken aback and exclaimed that it was dreadful, but Holly replies, “I couldn’t agree more, but I thought you wanted it” (56). Holly admitting that she hates the bird cage, later confessing that she worked overtime for it, and yet still bought it for him shows how their relationship has grown, and how much Holly really cares about the narrator. Holly wanting to grow a meaningful relationship with the narrator proves she is moving on from the past, and that she no longer wants to avoid growing relationships anymore. She is growing a connection with him, which is different from what past Holly would have done. Holly’s relationship continues to grow with the narrator until she gets in legal trouble, and announces to him that she is going to flee to South America to avoid persecution. While at first Holly tried to play it off as if she is fine with leaving, after all it is not new to her to flee suddenly, this time it is different. Holly is not leaving at her own will and is basically being forced out of the country, which really disturbed her. On the way to the airport, Holly confides in the narrator by saying, “I’m very scared, Buster. Yes, at last.