The whole idea of being lost and finding a place, a home, is a constant theme in "Breakfast at Tiffany's". Holly leaves her past as a child-bride behind in order to start a new life as an independent women. Unfortunately, she can not escape her childhood as it appears on her door step dressed up as her husband, Doc. Doc refers to the life that he provided for Holly as a "home", for Holly had everything provided for her. Holly left. Holly leaves California and ventures to New York to once again have a redo at life. Holly Golightly never gets too attached, is constantly on her toes, and hides behind an overt pair of black shades. She even refuses to bond or accept a cat in her possession. Only after ditching her cat on the side of the road in Spanish Harlem, does she realize that the cat did belong to her. She finally takes responsibility to owning something, to feeling connected to a creature outside of herself. Nevertheless, Holly still flees to Brazil, only to have an ambiguous ending of her never settling down. The cat on the other hand is take care of and finds a new identity in a different environment. Holly has no identity. She has the ability to look sixteen to thirty and disappears when she gets tired of a situation. Holly is above all lost. She is not grounded or connected to anything or anyone, making the concept of "home" a future endeavor that she would like to embody.