Volker Schlöndorff Essays

Breakfast at Tiffany’s, by Truman Capote, is a novel in the perspective of an unnamed narrator. The story begins when the narrator moves into a new apartment building, and befriends our main character: Holly Golightly. Holly, being about 18 or 19 years old, is described as a beautiful woman who essentially makes her money as a call girl. Our narrator, soon referred to by Holly as “Fred” due to his likeness or her brother, is a writer. “Fred”, grows closer with Holly, meeting her manager as well