Tiffany's cont.

The most interesting part of Capote's novella for me is the unpinnable character of Holly. She's both frustrating and irresistible. What makes her so intriguing is her seeming level of innocence. She appears to have no filter for how to view the world and it's at once refreshing and a little unnerving. She has a certain mischievousness that gives her the ability to manipulate (however unknowingly) those around her. She has such an incredible impact on her fellow characters (sally, narrator) and almost doesn't even seem to know it. This strange mischievous innocence is what makes her an irresistible character within Capote's story and American literature at large as you can't help but love what I can only think to characterize as her 'confident helplessness'.