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James uses the two characters of Daisy Miller and Mrs. Castello to exemplify the different between America and Europe. in order to address his stance on the conflict between two cultures.
Daisy Miller is a young lady from America where her father is a wealthy businessman. She has traveled to Europe with her mother and brother. She has got a great advantage of social scene a broad. She is stubborn as mule. She always insists on doing what ever she wants to do and completely defiant other European
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she goes to Italy , she meets Mr. Ironically the clashing between the American and European tradition kills her internal and external beauty during the brighten season.
Moreover, Daisy is not only natural as a flower, but also Winterbourn, who serves as the centeral intelligence, by contrast serves the symbolic pattern of the work. She wonders daily around the city and has a great number of friends She makes an extensive relationship with many gentlemen and she doesn’t care about the criticisms of Europeans’ traditions and customs. She relishes in rambling outside with her unlimited numbers of gentlemen friends. The American who is un able to conform , and decides to remain as individual will have to stand up and fight against established society. She also has a spontaneous character.
Hennery James uses Daisy’s name also to contribute to the symbolic pattern of the work,
where Daisy is referred to as a daisy , a flower, . Evidently,
Winterbourn born in winter as his name suggests may be the wrong season for the flower to bloom.
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