Breakfast At Tiffany's Symbolism

This novel strongly gives off the vibe of a soap opera. The classic novel Breakfast At Tiffany’s, by Truman Capote, is about an unnamed man who moves to New York to pursue his writing career and a woman named Holly, whom he is in love with, who is unknowingly aiding a drug transaction. The author’s use of symbolism reflects that freedom can be a good thing, however it can also lead to an inability to commitment or lack of deep connections with others, which powerfully gives feelings of sympathy towards those on the outskirts of society. Holly’s cat is a symbol of freedom, especially that of Holly herself. It adds an animalistic representation of independent beings, since Holly never named her. After all, she says, “We just met by the river