Breakfast At Tiffany's Pt 2

Holly Golightly never truly finds herself at the end of the story. I feel like once she becomes infatuated with Jose, it is proof that she really is a "real phoney" as OJ Berman originally said. She takes on the role of whatever character she believes will make her temporarlily happy without having to give too much commitment, as to which she might get hurt. Convincing herself into the role of Jose's "wife to be" is a perfect example of this. In order to keep herself preoccupied with the notion that she might actually become married to a rich handsome man, Holly begins to take on hobbies of being a housewife such as knitting, cooking, looking after Jose. All the while doing so in order to not let her guard down, and showing her fear of being committed to someone and letting them see her true emotions. I feel that Holly was her most velnerable at the end when she got rid of her cat. She realized that she was never actually going to be married to Jose, and that she might be happier living a different lifestyle than the one shed been living. Getting rid of cat was her only means of escape because if she couldnt be free, at least her cat could.