Appearance_Vs._Reality

Appearance Vs. Reality Appearance vs. Reality Our society today revolves mostly around appearance and how people view themselves and others. In Breakfast at Tiffany’s Truman Capote writes a story about a young lady, who from the outside seems perfect. Throughout the novel Holly Golightly is seen as both a witty and naïve character. From all the makeup and pretty clothes she wears to the persona she gives off to everyone, makes Holly appear to be a well-rounded individual. But in actuality Holly is hiding behind her appearance and doesn’t know who she really is. The only real aspect about Holly Golighty is her outside appearance. She is glamorous and has great beauty. Most of the time “she wore a slim cool black dress, black sandals, a pearl choker… [and] a pair of dark glasses” (p.12). She dressed everyday as if she had to impress everyone. Her dark glasses seemed as though to hide her real self from the world. The narrator “had never seen her before not wearing dark glasses” and when he did, he noticed “they were large eyes, a little blue, a little green” (p.18). She acted as if she didn’t want holly, appearance, just, real, outside, know, about, novel, little, didn’t, young, until, self, reality, one, name, hide, glasses, friends, end, doesn’t, dark, cat, before, very, true, though, that’s, seen, seems, realizes, people, never, narrator