Pretty much anyone can tell you that my favorite book of all time is John Green's Looking for Alaska. I always wished I could be as flighty and creative and outgoing and honestly just as brutal and badass as Alaska Young. She was like the girl version of my best guy friend, so I was halfway in love with this fictional teenage girl.
For years now, I've adored Audrey Hepburn as the picture perfect image of class and glamour. I was even Holly Golightly for halloween a few years ago. Ashamedly, I finally watched Breakfast at Tiffany's earlier this week. As I watched it, I noticed the most ridiculous thing.
Holly Golightly and Alaska Young could be the same person. They are both unpredictable and no one knows what they're thinking. They both put the new guy in town in the friend zone without letting him know. They both drink and smoke as if they can't wait to drown their troubles. They have radically different fates, but from ten minutes in I started making comparisons. I love classics, and I love getting lost in characters. I can't wait to watch another Audrey film.
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