Then at other moments he believed that she carried about in her elegant and irresponsible little organism a defiant, passionate, perfectly observant consciousness of the impression she produced." (Henry James, p
One of the first things we realize about Winterbourne is that he is in no way as innocent as his aunt believes him to be. (James 560) We know this because the narrator of the story has informed us of his interest in a "very clever foreign lady" (590)
Even though the challenges were huge and difficult she managed to overcome them. In one of his other writings, Henry Miller once stated that it is difficult to be an American particularly during the late nineteenth century when being an American entailed constantly fighting against irrational European values (Foerster, 637)
This is a romantic novel Henry James wrote in 1978. Indeed, as some critics argue, this is the best among his many amazing works (Coyle, 27)
Henry James uses European countries to show how different the American culture of the time is, from other societies. In this context, Daisy Miller may be thought of as a reflection of the American society (Berland, 12-3)
Life for Americans who were just starting to move into cities en masse, didn't easily transmute into art. Many people moved to settlements and cities near factories and did not have time to write or convey their emotions or imaginations in books (Cole & Scribner, 37)
Daisy's innocence can also be seen when she assures Fredrick that Mr. Gionvanelli is a good man despite his apparently flirtatious nature (Edel, 17)
This is shown in the novel, where Mrs. Costello remarks that Daisy has an intimacy with her mother's courier (James, 34)