Holly Golightly as an icon for young women?

A comparison of her character in Truman Capote’s novella “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and the one in its film adaptation

Seminar Paper , 2012 , 19 Pages , Grade: 1 (A)

Didactics for the subject English - Miscellaneous

My interest in the question if Holly Golightly is an icon for modern women and why comes from my enthusiasm for the film “Breakfast at Tiffany’s”, which I like especially because of the main character Holly and my passion for New York City. Having already seen the film, I remarked several differences while reading the book and since then I wanted to discover their significances; so when I had to choose a topic for my research paper, the comparison of the Holly in the novella and the Audrey-Hepburn-version of her was one of the topics that I gave most preference to.
In order to do that, I will first look at the author’s life and summarize the storylines of novel and film adaptation so that one can find the content-related differences early in the examination. The second part will contain a characterization of Holly in the novel, followed by a comparison to the Holly in the film. The third part of this paper will explain the differences and conclusively try to find the influences that Holly Golightly has on modern women.

Content

1 Introduction
1.1 Information on the author
1.2 Summary of the novel
1.3 Summary of the film

2 Analysis
2.1 Characterization of Holly in the novel
2.1.1 Holly’s outward appearance
2.1.2 Holly’s choice of words
2.1.3 Holly’s relationships to other people
2.1.4 Holly’s character traits
2.1.5 Conclusion
2.2 Comparison to Audrey Hepburn's representation of Holly in the film
2.2.1 Holly’s outward appearance
2.2.2 Holly’s choice of words
2.2.3 Holly’s relationships to other people
2.2.4 Conclusion

3 Significance of the differences - Did the alterations of Holly Golightly’s character in the film adaptation influence the innovation of the perception of women?

4 Sources

• Course: Englisch-Leistungskurs (LK)
• Grade: 1 (A)
• Author: Lea Ribbeck (Author)
• Publication Year: 2012
• Pages: 19
• Catalog Number: V197133
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656234050
• ISBN (Book): 9783656234593
• Language: English
• Tags: holly, golightly, truman, capote’s, breakfast, tiffany’s”