With special guest Longinus, the boys drink and review Saranac Caramel Porter, then discuss Truman Capote’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s as part of their “shortcut to the classics” series.
They start with a quick bio of Truman Capote, then dig in to the novella.
The story is set in WW2, and it’s important to get the movie out of your head before you read the book.
Holly Golightly is the star of the book. She’s a young woman who uses men for their money. It’s not clear if she’s more call girl or escort or just “woman about town.” But she’s an amoral little sprite who does what she needs to do to enjoy life and live in the style she has come to expect.
The boys disagree about how to evaluate her morals.
It’s a delightful story with a few interesting themes.
One Comment
Great discussion! I feel like I have entered the Twilight Zone though now after learning the novel’s Holly was not like the Tiffany’s Holly. My friend who I write about in my novel and call Holly was the Breakfast at Tiffany’s Holly personified at age 14 , around 1958, way before the movie came out. She dressed like Tiffany’s Holly and even used a long cigarette holder. She disappeared in late ’59, before the movie came out in late ’61 to re-appear in advertisements as a model in New York. It is confounding.