One of Truman Capote’s best-known literary works is the novel (and movie inspiration) Breakfast at Tiffany’s.  Although it isn’t common knowledge Capote wrote the book, the characters and story-line have made this story a favorite among many people.  Capote has almost created a "technique" among his stories with endings that leave the reader wondering what happened next— and Breakfast at Tiffany’s is no exception. With his memorable and developed main characters, detailed description, and entertaining and bizarre story-line, Capote has crafted a unforgettable love story.
    Capote’s story-line has so many entertaining twists and turns, the reader is never bored.  His main character, Holly Golightly, is a woman who is afraid she’ll be put in a cage, and feels she doesn’t belong to anyone.  She gets her money from rich gentlemen’s tips for the powder room, and lives alone except a nameless cat.  Paul Varjak is her neighbor, and her good friend. He’s a writer but earns his living in restaurants.  The quarrels, make-ups, celebrations, and hard-ships they go through (both with each other and other people) are all adventures, and the other characters Capote tosses in just add to the entertainment:
 

   Rusty Trawler is a rich gentleman Holly has had her eyes on for his money.  But things change through the course of the story: "Trawler Marries Fourth. I was on the subway somewhere in Brooklyn when I saw that headline." (Capote, page 74).  Surprisingly,  Rusty Trawler didn’t marry Holly Golightly as Paul had thought: "… a beautiful cover girl from the Arkansas hills, Miss Margaret Thatcher Fitzhue Wildwood…" (Capote, page 76). The story is over a period of about a year, and with a person like Holly Golightly, a lot can happen.