The novel, Me and You by Nicholas Ammaniti and the movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s directed by Blake Edwards both tell stories about how the main character changes when someone special comes into their lives. In Me and You Lorenzo is an antisocial boy with little sympathy for others. However, when his half sister, Olivia, comes and spends a couple of days with him in the basement, Lorenzo changes. In the movie, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, as Holly Golightly becomes friends with Paul Varjak, she eventually realizes who she really is by knowing what she wants to do and where she belongs. People become fearless and determined when following their own mind and doing what they are willing to do.
There is always someone who can change one’s life. As a fourteen-year-old boy, Lorenzo is one of those kids who just doesn't know how to fit in. “[He] was like a sardine in a school of sardines. [He] camouflaged [himself] like a stick insect on dry breaches” (Ammaniti 31). This shows how he tries a variety of approaches and pretends to be normal, but generally remains a frustrated outsider. In order to let her mother think that he is quite a normal boy and he is able to stays well to others, Lorenzo lies to her about being invited to a ski trip. As a result, he hides himself in the cellar. However, everything changes when Lorenzo’s half sister Olivia breaks down his own tiny peaceful world. Lorenzo eventually knows how hard her sister’s life is by noticing her scary symptoms because of the withdrawal from drugs. He decides to save Olivia’s life, so he tries his best to get the medicine to reduce Olivia’s pain. Here he shows enough sympathy to his sister, and this also illustrates that he begins to change. When Olivia wakes up with less pain the next day, they talk a lot with each other. This is extremely different from the beginning when Olivia first comes to meet Lorenzo. They even fight with each other at first. But then they can sit at the settee and talk about the childhood memories. At last, they dance and sing in the tiny cellar, and Lorenzo “felt something [he'd] never felt before. [he] felt alive- it took [his] breath away” (Ammaniti 144). These mental descriptions show that from here Lorenzo begins to change himself. Ten years later, we can see that Lorenzo has already changed to a person who does not live in his tiny world any more and is connected to others. That's how Lorenzo changes to a boy who is sympathetic to others because of the love from his sister. It's obvious that a person is able to change a person entirely and make his or her have hope to future.
People’s life will go better after meeting someone special, which is also verified in the movie. Breakfast at Tiffany’s mainly talks about how a young and beautiful girl called Holly Golighty changes from a materialistic and heartless girl to a person who clearly knows what she really wants after a young man named Paul Varjak moves into the apartment building where Holly lives. They soon become friends. In the movie, Holly always takes part in some social parties to meet different rich guys. It seems to be similar to Paul himself because as a writer with little income, he wants to become famous as well. He relies on a rich woman who is a decorator to acquire money. As the friendship with Holly becomes deeper, Paul falls in love with her. However, Holly tells Paul "I'm not Holly. I'm not Lula Mae, either. I don't know who I am. I'm like a cat here, a no-name slob. We belong to nobody, and nobody belongs to us. We don't even belong to each other" (Breakfast At Tiffany’s), which explains the reason why she denies Paul's love. Just like a missing cat with no name hanging outside, Holly doesn't know what kind of person she is and where she belongs. At the end of the movie, Holly and Paul have an argument, and Paul tells Holly that she is such a girl who is afraid of facing future. Holly is deeply touched by what he says and she cries badly. Finally she realizes that she loves Paul, which illustrates that she understands the meaning of being Holly Golightly, and she realizes she used to be such a materialistic girl who always messed everything up. She eventually knows that to be a real Holly is important. They kiss in the pouring rain at the end of the movie. And Holly doesn't deny her love for Paul any more because she feels warmth from him and Paul is the reason why she needs to change. As a result, Holly changes to a determined girl after meeting Paul Varjak. This is the power when meeting someone who changes your life.
Lorenzo and Holly both have difficulty fitting into their surroundings. Lorenzo prefers to hide in his tiny world to avoid having connection with others. Holly camouflages herself like a heartless person and never expresses her real feelings. However, both of them change at the end of the stories when someone special come into their lives. Olivia changes Lorenzo by encouraging him to be connected to “others”, while Paul makes Holly change by letting her know her own feelings. There are always some days when people are confused about themselves and don't know what to do. But when someone special comes into their life and teaches them a lesson, they will then feel like the whole world has lightened up. Everything will go better after he or she appears.
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