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    Daisy Miller

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    Assignment: James’ use of Ambiguity in Daisy Miller and theme Ambiguity Conveys Theme in James’ Daisy Miller In the novella‚ Daisy Miller by Henry James‚ the complexities of social conventions‚ gender stereotyping and conformity are exposed through the actions and words of the protagonists. Daisy Miller is the young woman who invites a multitude of speculation regarding her personality and behavior. James creates ambiguity around Daisy as an insightful glimpse into the

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    Daisy Buchannan

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    F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby. Jay Gatsby spends his fortune building a mansion to impress his first love‚ Daisy Buchanan. With his newly accumulated wealth‚ Gatsby thinks Daisy will love him like she did in the summer of 1917. But deep down‚ Daisy cannot love Gatsby the way he wants because she is committed to the protective bubble of her old money wealth. Daisy is a representation of the unscrupulous values of the upper class East Egg‚ which Gatsby falls in love with‚ but because

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    Daisy the Killer “Engagement rings are often worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because the ancient Greeks maintained that that finger contains the vena amoris‚ or the “vein of love‚” that runs straight to the heart. The first recorded wedding rings appear in ancient Egypt‚ with the circle representing eternity as well as powerful sun and moon deities.” That fact by Fact Retriever‚ article “50 Fascinating Facts about Love‚” makes me think about Daisy Buchanan‚ from “The Great Gatsby” by

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    Daisy Miller

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    Yimei Xu Group 6 Daisy Miller by Henry James In James’s novels‚ Daisy Miller is fresh‚ pure‚ brave‚ honest and enthusiastic‚ likes freedom‚ and dares to challenge old European convention and tradition.. But somehow she is not well cultured or well refined. Daisy Miller is a wealthy‚ young‚ American gial from upstate New York‚ traveling around Europe with her mother and her younger brother in order to see Europe for herself. Daisy is a curious mixture of traits. She is spirited

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    able to thrive in society has become extremely competitive and difficult. People in society only cooperate with others because there is a reward in doing so. The natural instincts of humans is that of being self-centered and to survive no matter what. A child is born selfish with only the "id" personality trait of need and want. Later on in life‚ one learns the rights and wrongs of their actions‚ but life or death decision making‚ most always comes down to a generally selfish‚ evil nature. In the

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    Selfish Capitol

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    Selfish Capitol In The Hunger Games‚ the rich individuals are part of the Capitol along with the president‚ while the poor live within the twelve districts. The dictatorship of the Capitol holds total political and economic dominance over Panem and enforces power and rule through The Hunger Games to remind citizens living in the districts‚ who is in charge. The main conflict within this utopian society is the way the government known as the Capitol has total control over everyone living in

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    and effective element of the novella Daisy Miller is Henry James ironic use of the unruly behavior of what should have been an innocent girly-girl. This becomes amplified when the leading protagonist in the text‚ Daisy Miller‚ demises signifying the death of any unrestrained female. Henry James’ novella “Daisy Miller” portrays an unruly protagonist that rebels and violates the norms of femininity in nineteenth century society. However‚ the realist heroine‚ Daisy Miller‚ fails to rebel against society

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    Daisy Diary

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    Daisy´s Diary- Daisy meets Gatsby. (Chapter 4) Friday 7th October‚ 1917 Dear Diary‚ This fine evening the telephone in the house rang again‚ this time it was that lovely officer from Camp Taylor. I believe that he is the one I met the other day while having a ride with my roadster. To busy today‚ we arranged an encounter for tomorrow. The lovely Jordan Baker was also taking fresh air‚ it is not good to stay home all day‚ busy looking after personal issues. I am like an idol to her

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    Antigone‚ As Described By Aristotle The tragic play Antigone‚ written by Sophocles‚ is a story of mixed emotions and drastic reactions. At the beginning of the play‚ the current ruler of Thebes‚ Creon‚ orders that no one is to touch the deceased Polynecies. However‚ Antigone has a very different plan for his body. Antigone tries to convince her sister‚ Ismene‚ to help her bury her brother‚ but she is too afraid to break the law. After sprinkling dirt on the body‚ Creon sentences Antigone to death

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    Daisy Miller

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    From the very beginning of Daisy Miller we as readers are informed that Daisy is a flirtatious American girl that does not live up to the standards of the European high society. For example‚ young women were not to talk to young men without a prior introduction from a mutual friend. These concepts are foreign to this young girl from New York. She is seen through the eyes of Winterbourne‚ our other main character‚ as innocent and unrefined. Regardless‚ she captures the attention of Winterbourne‚ who

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