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Daisy Miller

Henery James*

Writing and pu washed 1877

Chapter 1-2=very switzer land

Chapter 3-4=rome,italy

Plot;

A rich pretty american gril meets winter bourne in very winter bourne is charmed by her winter bourne is on american an expatriate to Eourp has lived in Geneval for long his aunt mrs costello refuses to meet her.she says Daisy is uncultivated.winter bourne takes Daisy to chillon castle,atourist cehter.

Winter bourne goes to Rome Daisy also goes to Rome.She meets many people.She also meets Giovanelli,an Italian mrs walkers is very angary at her meeting young people freely winter bourne sees Daisy with Giovanelli at the collosium at night.He is very angry.He dou bts her.How ever,he asks Giovanelli to take her home,the weather there was very load Daisy came to know that winter bourne doubted her.she falls ill and dies.she leaves a message to her mother to deliver to winter bourne.

The message was that Daisy cared what he thought a bout her.winter bourne got the message and was very sorry for waking a great mistake in understanding Daisy.

Theames

American Abroud;

-post war boom

-many americans visited Europe for cntert ainment.

-Aclash of two different cultures.

-Innocence versus experience

-spontaneity versus ritual

-naturalness versus artificiality

-frankness versus duplicity

2.psychological theme;

Characters follow aparticular way for life and want others to follow it.

-Mrs.costello and Mrs.walker want Daisy to be reserve and save her reputation.

-Daisy wants Europe to lead a free life.

-Daisy makes her lndependence known to every one

-Europe aus are refuse to give approval to her way of life

; 3.Moral theme

-Each wanted to Judge people according to its own moral standard

-winter bourne calls Daisy apretty american fllrt.

He says Daisy is an unscrnpulous young person.He says Daisy should not be respected.

-At the end winter bourne feels that he Judged Daisy unfairly

-winter bourne relationship with Daisy was something of moral test to Judge people as indini duals.

Characters;

Daisy. Atypical american grial

-young

-pretty

-in experienced

-demanding Independence

-wants socials approval

-arich girl

-refuses to follow the moral standards

-of the old tradiotional people of Europe

-she becomes involved with an Italian Giovanelli

-she is spirited

-she is independented well meaning

-she is shallow and Ignorant

-she is interested in telling family stories

-she wants to others to listen to her

-she lacks charm and wit and an ability to give quick reply

-she wants her self to be the center of attention.

-winter bourne is un able to make acorrect Jud gment of her persondity.

Winterbourne;

-Ayoung American-

-Live most of his life in Geneva

-He is apuritan

-He has very strict moral standards.

-He believes in a restrained life

-He depends on the attitudes and Ideas of the elder people

-He is the protagonist of the novel.

-He is the central narrative consciousness

-He is charmed by Daisy but later on loses respect for her.

-Readers see thing through the eyes of winter bourne.

The whole novel is the story of winter bourne's un successful attempt to define Daisy in clear moral term

QUESTIONS

1.what is gained by having Daisy die at the end of the story?

2.Does winter bourne learn any thing from his closeness to Daisy?

3.why does mrs walker try to save Daisy?

4.Describe Daisy's system of values?

5.If Daisy's actions in going to the castle with winter bourne were Innocent why does he think that her actions with Giovanelli are improper?

6.Discuss Daisy's relationship with Giovanelli.How does it differ from her relationship with winter bourne?

7.Is the novel more about finding out what kind of person Daisy or winter bourne is?

8.Is the portrait of Daisy in sultning to americans?

9.write a note on the character of Daisy or winter bourne?

10.Describe the major themes of Daisy miller?