Holly Golightly

I think that Holly Golightly represents a piece of everyone who moves to New York city. The fact that she feels lost and is trying to find her own way, truly shows an experience that everyone can relate to. Some critics say that Holly Golightly is Truman Capote's alter-ego, but I can argue the same for anyone. People make all sorts of judgments on her, no one really knows her past or where she is from, and her career as a "powder-room girl" is left ambiguous for the reader to make their own personal assumptions about her. People go to New York to find themselves, leave the old behind and completely reinvent themselves. Holly uses the metaphor of Tiffany's to demonstrate how she still hasn't found her place in the world, or herself for that matter. Tiffany's represents stability, being grounded, and supplies a desired identity for Holly. She uses it as an escape from her confused life style, a future endeavor that she would like to embrace. Holly feels attached to nothing or no one. By not even giving the cat a name, she feels no possession over anything. I can say that it has taken me months to finally feel like I belong in Manhattan. It has been a turbulent adjustment, even to find a sense of self amongst millions. If only I could have my Breakfast at Tiffany's and eat it too.