Capote, Truman: 1924 - 1984
Breakfast at Tiffany's, 1958 - Language/Style
- English Language Level: Intermediate
- Vocabulary – Mostly everyday words, though there are some idioms, slang, and cultural references from the 1950s that require context. Not heavily academic or technical.
Sentence Structure – Generally simple to moderately complex; mostly straightforward narration with occasional longer sentences.
Dialogue – Casual, conversational English, reflecting natural speech, but sometimes uses colloquial phrasing that might confuse beginner learners.
Cultural Context – References to New York City life, social norms, and popular culture of the 1950s can be tricky for learners, but they don’t make the language itself very hard.
- Vocabulary – Mostly everyday words, though there are some idioms, slang, and cultural references from the 1950s that require context. Not heavily academic or technical.
- The text is accessible to someone at an intermediate English level: not too basic, not advanced.