Fred, who never actually appears in the novel, is Holly Golightly’s brother. By leaving Doc Golightly’s house to live her own life, Holly was forced to leave Fred behind—something that caused her great pain, since she cared for him so much. When Holly first meets the narrator, she says that he looks somewhat like her brother, so she decides to call him Fred. Later, Holly receives a telegram from Doc telling her that Fred died in World War II, and this news devastates her.
Fred Quotes in Breakfast at Tiffany’s
The Breakfast at Tiffany’s quotes below are all either spoken by Fred or refer to Fred. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Quotes
“Fred’s that boy upstairs? I didn’t realize he was a soldier. But he does look stupid.”
“Yearning. Not stupid. He wants awfully to be on the inside staring out: anybody with their nose pressed against a glass is liable to look stupid. Anyhow, he’s a different Fred. Fred’s my brother.”
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Fred Quotes in Breakfast at Tiffany’s
The Breakfast at Tiffany’s quotes below are all either spoken by Fred or refer to Fred. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Quotes
“Fred’s that boy upstairs? I didn’t realize he was a soldier. But he does look stupid.”
“Yearning. Not stupid. He wants awfully to be on the inside staring out: anybody with their nose pressed against a glass is liable to look stupid. Anyhow, he’s a different Fred. Fred’s my brother.”
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