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   Re: Breakfast at Tiffany's Question   
   13 Jun 23 17:53:43   
   
   From: ggggg9271@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, June 23, 2004 at 5:52:44 PM UTC-7, PAVELB1 wrote:   
   > From IMDB:   
   > "Marilyn Monroe was originally cast as Holly Golighty but her   
   > drama-coach, Lee Strasberg, said to her that playing a call-girl was   
   > not good for her new image."   
   > I haven't read the book, but i didn't get the impression from the   
   > movie she was a call girl.....a socialite and a woman who would take   
   > money from her suitors...but not nessecerily an out-an-out call girl.   
   > Is the novel more explicit about this?   
      
   Chatbot's BARD answer to the question:  At the beginning of the movie   
   "Brealfast at Tiffany's", why does Holly look into the Tiffany showcase window?   
      
      
   Holly Golightly, played by Audrey Hepburn, looks into the Tiffany & Co.   
   showcase window at the beginning of the movie "Breakfast at Tiffany's" for a   
   number of reasons.   
      
   It's a reminder of her childhood. Holly grew up in poverty, and Tiffany's was   
   a place she dreamed of going. She once told her friend, Paul, that "Tiffany's   
   is always there, and it's always wonderful, and I never get tired of looking   
   at it."   
      
   It represents her dreams for the future. Holly is a young woman with big   
   dreams, and Tiffany's represents her hope for a better life. She wants to be   
   rich and successful, and she sees Tiffany's as a symbol of that.   
      
   It's a place of peace and tranquility. Holly's life is often chaotic and   
   stressful, but when she looks at the Tiffany's showcase window, she feels calm   
   and peaceful. It's a place where she can escape from her troubles and simply   
   enjoy the beauty of the    
   moment.   
      
   It's a place of love. Holly is searching for love, and she sees Tiffany's as a   
   place where she might find it. She once told Paul that "I think if I ever saw   
   a diamond in the Tiffany window, I'd know right away if that was the man I was   
   meant to marry."   
      
   In the end, Holly's love for Tiffany's is more than just a superficial   
   appreciation for beauty. It's a symbol of her dreams, her hopes, and her   
   search for love.   
      
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