Daisy Miller is a story that teaches how to and how not to do in relation according to love. It is based on several stages‚ and with the formation of the right atmosphere one can get everything‚ but making the wrong move cannot develop anything at all. Daisy is a nice‚ beautiful‚ but extremely frivolous young woman‚ but Winterbourne is aristocratic‚ gallant and in the society recognized man‚ that is because misunderstandings between them may seem quite normal. But in those days everything should
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compare the United States and Europe from the outside looking in‚ in terms of values and morals. In one of his more famous novels‚ Daisy Miller‚ James analyzes the social themes of the two and concludes that Europeans tend to be more stiff‚ knowledgable‚ and therefore evil. Americans‚ on the other hand‚ are more innocent and free. James describes the character of Daisy as "an extraordinary mixture of innocence and crudity" (37). The American deals mostly with personal happiness‚ the diversity of cultures
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the education. 2. Are Daisy and Winterbourne temperamentally well-suited to become friends? If we look at based on the European culture‚ I think is no‚ they aren’t. Although they are come from America‚ but their social situation and culture better are different. Winterbourne settles at Geneva and he was educated in Europe. So we can conclude that Winterbourne is just a man who emigrates from America to Europe. That’s all. He is different with Daisy‚ who always moves from one place
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1: Where is Daisy Miller’s home town? a. Vevey‚ Switzerland b. Schenectady‚ New York c. Geneva‚ Switzerland d. London‚ England The answer to this question is b 2: Why does Winterborne go to Vevey in the summer? a. To do research b. To visit his aunt c. To find an American wife d. To look for his brother The answer to this question is b 3: Why does Mrs. Costello refuse to meet Daisy? a. Because Mrs. Costello is a recluse and refuses to meet anyone b. Because Mrs. Costello
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Hello everyone Today I am going to tell you about one of my favorite writers‚ and he is not only a writer‚ he was an Artist with a capital letter. His name is Henry Miller. For me it is always extremely hard to talk about things i love‚ about people i love. Because it is extremely hard to describe and explain why you love one or another thing. That’s why i want to say sorry for probably not acceptable contents of my presentation. It was very hard for me to find a necessary structure for the
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[pic] Daisy Miller is a 1878 novella by Henry James. It portrays the confused courtship of the eponymous American girl by Winterbourne‚ a compatriot of hers with much more sophistication. His pursuit of her is hampered by her own flirtatiousness‚ which is frowned upon by the other expatriates they meet in Switzerland and Italy. Her lack of understanding of the social mores of the society she so desperately wishes to enter ultimately leads to tragedy. Daisy Miller in wonderland After read Daisy
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he meets Daisy. He growing up with a more European lifestyle finds Daisy’s flirtatious and outgoing attitude very abnormal yet refreshing. Many of the older women in society‚ especially his mother‚ find her to be cheap and very unlady like due to her lack of classy behavior compared their idea of a proper high society woman should behave like. The book Daisy Miller‚ illustrates the American lifestyle‚ compared to the proper etiquette of European social standards. The novel Daisy Miller is the story
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The personal novel I chose was called “Daisy Miller” by Henry James. The publishers were Harper & Brothers‚ which was published in 1879. There are a total of 43 pages. The way James’ novels are structured is that he begins it with a situation and a character. James would then‚ in effect‚ sit back and simply observe what would happen when a character was confronted with this new situation. This allowed him more freedom and allowed him the opportunity of "getting to know" his character by observing
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dignity or beauty; she had many chances to live the kind of life she dreamed of‚ but lost it all. Similarly‚ Henry James’ "Daisy Miller‚" is a rich‚ young‚ American girl from New York‚ traveling around Europe with her mother and younger brother. Daisy is a complex combination of traits. She is feisty‚ independent‚ and well intentioned‚ yet she is also petty‚ ignorant‚ and unsophisticated. Daisy is also an irritating flirt. She has no public elegance or informal gifts‚ such as appeal‚ humor‚ and a talent
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In the novella‚ Daisy Miller‚ written by Henry James‚ Winterbourne views Daisy Miller as a simple and beautiful American flirt‚ and he uses her beauty to increase his status‚ ultimately objectifying her to just something he is able to control and use for his own benefit. While in Switzerland‚ Winterbourne meets an American girl who is often seen as a flirt‚ which is extremely uncommon in Europe‚ and frowned upon by many. Winterbourne has been in Europe so long that he is not aware if this is the
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