This novel is about a strange character, Holly Golightly. The narrator takes a specific interest in her life, her music and her adventures. By focusing on this unique woman, the reader learns about New York around the 1940s. Holly appears to be this outgoing person who is caught up in life. She doesn’t believe that anything unfortunate can happen to her, not even the fact that she was pregnant as such a young age. We later learn that this type of attitude and her racist views trace back to when she was a poor child who ran away, after her parents passed away. She dreams of luxury and refers to Tiffany’s many times. This reflected the immigrant dream since people migrated to New York in search of a better lifestyle. In a way, I was reminded of The Great Gatsby when reading the part when she hosts a gathering. Holly created an upper class mirage, yet one can tell that she really wasn’t part of the wealthy. Another aspect that struck me was her age. She was constantly attracted to older men which to me showed that psychologically she was in need of guidance or a fatherly figure. Nonetheless, it was still weird that she was married so young to Doc. The past constantly mentally haunted her. In conclusion, she escaped and changed her name in order to live a better life, one filled with luxury. The fact that she was able to act older and naive assisted her in forming this mirage of a perfect life.