"Breakfast at Tiffany's" is a short novel about a big city and a cheerful girl named Holly Golightly. Holly is a call-girl with a distinctive past - she hails from the depths of the American countryside - and she revels in New York City, enjoying the anonymity. Truman Capote describes here the carefree life of a New York community - the parties, the friendships, the disappointments, and the crises - reminiscent of Sally Bowles' circle in "Goodbye to Berlin." Holly searches for happiness - like Sally - in the most unlikely places and, in some way, finds it; Truman Capote - like Christopher Isherwood - asserts that happiness is indeed found in the most unlikely places. "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is a youthful novel that shines like the illuminated New York City and like the showcase of the famous jewelry store on Fifth Avenue. Holly flirts with Tiffany's diamonds, which are nothing more than a metaphor for eternity.