Fred mentally challenged?

[fgadmin]

Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Breakfast at Tiffany's

---

singjohn — 9 years ago(July 03, 2016 01:58 PM)

Anyone else get the impression that Fred (Holly's brother whom we never see) may have been mentally challenged in some way? He is described as being big and slow and somewhat childlike. I can't remember how he was described in the novella. Could this be one of the reasons Doc wants Holly to come home and "take care" of him?

[fgadmin]

SaliceMcD — 9 years ago(July 09, 2016 03:53 PM)

I was always under that impression, though I couldn't pinpoint exactly why. Just the way she describes him.

[fgadmin]

tisket — 9 years ago(September 09, 2016 10:50 PM)

Yes, she stated he was. Not incredibly slow, but somewhat slow.

[fgadmin]

murph24 — 9 years ago(September 22, 2016 11:32 PM)

In Truman Capote's novella, Holly describes Fred as "sweet and vague and terribly slow; he'd been in the eighth grade three years when I ran away."
For whatever reason, the reference to Fred having to repeat the eighth grade twice wasn't included in the film's screenplay.

[fgadmin]

Bronte_Sista — 9 years ago(December 13, 2016 09:24 PM)

Maybe he's just a "dumb jock."