Who Is Breakfast At Tiffany's

In an interview with Truman Capote, George Plimpton asks if In Cold Blood is truly an accurate portrayal of the Clutter family’s murder, “One doesn’t spend almost six years on a book, the point of which is factual accuracy, and then give way to minor distortions” (Plimpton). Capote claims he only uses factual information in his story, completely removes himself from the novel, and has created a new genre of literature by combining reportage journalism with fiction techniques. However, literary critics have long debated whether or not In Cold Blood is the first of its kind: a non-fiction novel. Capote’s novel is something unique that the world has never seen before, but it is not the non-fiction novel that he claims it to be. Regardless of

Short stories are seemingly a lost art amongst the literary community. Legendary writers such as Edgar Allen Poe, Flannery O’Connor, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and many more have paved the way for writers such as Ha Jin and Phil Klay who write today. Now, although one could speak on the importance of each of these tremendous writers, the focus in paper will be on two writings being that of Flannery O’Connor’s, “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” and Ha Jin’s, “Under The Red Flag”. Now, each book contains many short stories that encapture readers throughout them. Flannery O’Connor’s classic short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, will be compared and contrasted with Ha Jin’s ,”Decade” and “The Richest Man”. Just as Greg Orwell

Capote begins his novel with a conventional narrative structure choice: describing the setting. He spends several pages familiarizing the reader with the town of Holcomb, Kansas. This move is crucial, especially when contrasted with his unconventional choices for the traditional narrative timeline as the book progresses. As Capote introduces the reader to the Clutter family, with a particular focus on Herb, he sets the groundwork for the conflict. With necessary background information in mind, the reader first confronts the conflict with the words, “...he headed for home and the day’s work, unaware that it would be his last” (13). It is this moment, that the reader experiences the first sense of satisfaction. This is the

Truman Capote's writing techniques are an essential component to the overall effect that his message gives to the readers. The use of rhetorical as well as literary devices work hand in hand to show the reader just exactly what Capote was trying to convey through his words. At first glance, it may be difficult to decipher the message, however once one digs deeper the message becomes much clearer. Capote wants the audience to understand the importance of living life to the fullest because it can change drastically in the matter of minutes. Although he explains very little that directly relates to his true purpose, his subtle use of stylistic devices work in cohesion to express his ideas, thus the importance of living life to the fullest at all times is greatly emphasized.

Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood is a famous example of “creative nonfiction” because during the time he wrote In Cold Blood, this style of writing had not been formed yet. Capote labeled his work as a “nonfiction novel” which gained him attention and praise from many however, critics have dug deeper into his work. Since Capote claimed that every word of his novel based on the killing of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas was completely true, his work had been subject to much evaluation. In Sophia Leonard’s article “Journalism as Artistic Expression: The Critical Response to Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood,” Tulane Undergraduate Research Journal, Leonard explored the literary elements found by critics that showed how Capote’s novel changed American journalism.

The nonfiction piece, On Writing, by Stephen King, that is often told in a form that

In an excerpt from “In Cold Blood”, Truman Capote writes as an outside male voice irrelevant to the story, but has either visited or lived in the town of Holcomb. In this excerpt Capote utilized rhetoric to no only describe the town but also to characterize it in order to set a complete scene for the rest of the novel. Capote does this by adapting and forming diction, imagery, personification, similes, anaphora, metaphors, asyndeton, and alliteration to fully develop Holcomb not only as a town, but as a town that enjoys its isolation.

American Novelists, 1910-1915. A Bruccoli Clark Layman Book. Ed. James J. Martine. Saint Bonaventure University. Gale Research 1981. 413-68

Sometimes when you watch a movie and read a story on the same topic you can see some similarities and also a few differences. Authors such as Katherine Ann Porter, Washington Irving, and Nathaniel Hawthorne all wrote short stories that were similar and different in many ways. In this paper I will compare and contrast the three main literary components, setting, character and plot that were determined through the analysis of the short stories text verses the movie selections.

After reading Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote, the protagonist Holly Golightly is an intriguing woman who is the narrator is neighbors with. He finds out more about her life as he spends more time with her. She is a young woman of mystery and I find her to be relatable to myself. Holly Golightly also seems to lead a glamorize lifestyle which is something that men and women would go after that. Based on her characteristics and experiences described in the book, Holly is a very likeable character to some because of her mystery.

Who is Holly Golightly? Socialite? Opportunist? A Lost Soul?-a "free bird" not to be caged?....no, she is an existential rogue. Truman Capote carefully handled the creation of this character and through her was able to elaborate on major existential themes. She is clearly one of Capote's most intricate characters and possibly, the greatest existential icon in both American literature and classical, American cinema . With this analysis, Holly Golightly must be broken down to obtain a further glance into the numerous existential elements she inhibits.

Truman Capote is a reporter on a mission following the murder of the Clutter family of Holcomb, Kansas. Capote was born and raised in Louisiana which holds a very distinct accent, however this piece holds no perceivable accent instead its written in

Breakfast at Tiffany’s, both the novella and the movie, follows 18 year old Holly Golightly from the perspective of her neighbor who is the unnamed

John Hollowell's, critical analysis of Truman Capote's novel In Cold Blood focuses on the way Capote used journalism and fiction to try and create a new form of writing (82-84).

The audience understands that she changes her perception about life. Golightly is depicted as someone, who can be manipulated by men out of love. In novella version, Holly is shown as a hard person to convince, and she only sticks to her values. Even after she meets rich men who are in love with her, in Truman's version Golightly mainly focuses on getting money and a place to live, which means that she values independence more than love. Moreover, Holly enters into a relationship because of the need in money, an image that remains unchanged in the novella version, indicated in the postcard she sends to the narrator (Capote 25). However, in the movie, the value for money diminishes, as the movie ends with a passionate kissing scene. The emotional attachment, shown between her and Paul, clearly reveals that Holly loved him more than his possession. This shows a change in her mindset, as earlier Golightly wanted to be independent and even told Paul that she belongs to