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4. Throughout the novella, Capote makes strong statements about gender roles. One example of this is on page 87 with Madame Spanella. Why does Madame Spanella accept Quaintance Smith when she hated Holly? What is different about them? What does this say about gender roles? Does the film make as strong of a statement about gender roles that Capote intended to do in his novella?

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There are many symbols in the novel, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Which symbol is most important to the story? Explain. Which symbol that is absent in the film has the greatest effect on the story? Symbols include: the cat, Thursdays, the birdcage, zoo, the horses, Holly’s “business” card, Holly’s sunglasses, Holly’s sports books with newspaper clippings, etc…

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Is Holly Golightly a positive representation of a strong female character? Holly Golightly sees herself as being an independent, self-reliant woman. Respond to this statement.

3. There are many symbols in the novel, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Which

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The director gave the Narrator the name "Fred" in the film since others could remember the character better. Despite this, adding a name to the narrator seems to destroy the ability to allow others to walk in his shoes. It also makes the narrator less unique in an area so focused on character names.

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I think that the film making the narrator heterosexual ruins the relationship with Holly. That made watchers become intrigued in how the narrator and holly bond instead of just Holly and her life

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Do you think that everyone at the party knew that everyone else was also Holly's clients as well

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i think in the novel despite the fact that it is never stated, the narrator is homosexual. i do because in the story the narrator is seen hanging out in joe bells bar many times which is thought to be a gay bar. aslo hollys immediate comfort around him makes you think he might be. without hesitation she climbs in the narrators bed. nothing happens but her doing this makes it also look like she feels the same.

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I do think that the nameless narrator was not straight. Holly and his relationship was developed based on a sense of comfort Holly felt around the narrator which we can assume, is because he wasn't straight. The narrator seems to enjoy hanging out with unique people. It is inferred that these people that he hangs around are a part of the LGBTQ+ community which implies that he may be a part of it too. I don't necessarily think that the narrator was 100 percent homosexual but he was a part of the community. I think that this can be seen through the relationship between Holly and the narrator. I don't think that he was romanically invested in Holly but it was more of a platonic obsession. I think that the director making the narrator straight takes away from Capote's voice and what he was trying to imply in the book. I think that if this movie did imply some sort of LGBTQ representation, it could have been revolutionary. I do think that this novel is a pro-gay and pro-LGBTQ novel. Not only are there implications of homosexual characters but there are also people like Mag Wildwood who represent different parts of the community.

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In the film, the reason behind Holly's pregnancy being omitted was most likely due to censorship laws in the 60's. Her pregnancy is important in the novel as it's one of the major events that causes her to flee. Her pregnancy also illustrates her refusal to accept reality of it doesn't go how she wants.

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In the novel the narrator is homosexual. He is seen as homosexual when he describes Holly and interacts with Holly throughout the novella, there is not intimacy. Since the narrator is hetrosexual in the film it changes the film's ending making them a couple in the end instead of making Holly leave America and also making their relationship more intimate. For example when they go and try new things in the film it looks like they are dating and they also kiss at the end of the scene. The novel is pro-gay because the narrator is read as gay and same with a lot of people in the story for example Joe Bell.

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For the story of "Breakfast at Tiffany's", the most important symbol is the birdcage. The main reason is due to how it represents how Holly truly feels, unable to be free until someone comes to help her. Due to its absence in the film, we cannot really understand her plight and her character becomes less relatable. It also represents how Holly shields herself from reality, even when it comes crashing in.

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Although it is never explicity stated, it is implied that the nameless narrator is homosexual. This is hinted at multiple times in the novella, including the fact that Holly feels safe getting into bed with the narrator, they hang out with other LGBTQ+ characters, they visit a gay bar, and many more reasons. On top of this, his obsession with Holly is one that is not sexual. The author himself was gay, so that also leads me to believe the book is pro-LGBTQ+. The portrayal of gay, transgender, and bisexual characters isn't in a negative light, but treats them as normal characters.

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the narrator in the book in my opinion is gay. i base this off of the fact that he is more interested in how Holly behaves and operates more than he cares about how she looks

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Within the novel, it can be seen that the narrator is homosexual. This is from how he never displays a real attraction for Holly and appears to view men more romantically instead. The story changes when the narrator’s heterosexual in the film as it undercuts a lot of the LGBTQ representaion that was present in the novel. Breakfast at Tiffany’s is most definitely a pro-gay novel, as there are characters such as Mag Wildwood and Joe Bell who clearly display these kinds of behaviors, but are never ridiculed for it or discriminated against. Holly herself can be seen as a supportive figure to all those people too.

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While Capote never reveals the narrator’s sexual orientation, most scholars read the nameless narrator as being homosexual. Is the narrator in the novel homosexual? How does the story change when the narrator is heterosexual in the film? Is Breakfast at Tiffany’s a pro-gay novel?