Sentence 8

"Mag Wildwood couldn't understand it, the abrupt absence of warmth on her return; the conversations she began behaved like green logs; they fumed but would not fire."

Capote, Truman. Breakfast at Tiffany's and three stories. 2nd Vintage International ed. New York: Vintage Books, 2012. Print.

Commentary:
When Miss Wildwood left the room momentarily, Holly Golightly informs her guests that the woman only appears to be healthy and clean. This causes the inhabitants of the room to feel a sense of disgust. Capote compares the friendliness of people to the cozy warmth of a fire and Miss Wildwood's conversations following Miss Golightly announcement to green logs, wood that will spark, but not ignite into a fire. People were willing to talk to her, but not willing to give her the same attention and affection that they may have given her previously. There is a slight rhythm to the sentence with the scattered alliteration first with the letter a in "abrupt absence," followed by the letter b in "began behaved," and also in "fumed" and "fire."

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