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In the little town of Vevey, Switzerland, Winterbournea young American gentleman, vacationed at the Trois Couronnes hotel, the nicest of the hotels bordering Lake Geneva. Toward the end of June, many American tourists descended upon the town. Winterbourne had lived in Geneva since he was a boy and attended college there. It was rumored that he was devoted to an older woman which kept him in Geneva. He had come to Vevey in order to visit his aunt but she was indisposed one evening with a headache, which was not unexpected. Winterbourne retired to the garden for coffee and a cigarette. A small boy came upon him with a long alpenstock. The boy asked Winterbourne for his extra sugar which Winterbourne gave him disapprovingly. The boy's word choice and accent confirmed to Winterbourne that he was American. The boy proclaimed that American candy was the best and he and Winterbourne jokingly declared that American boys and men were Daisy Miller: a Study best. The boy's strikingly pretty older sister approached and reprimanded her brother, Randolph, for kicking up gravel. Randolph told his sister that Winterbourne was American and Winterbourne figured this was a good enough introduction to present himself to the girl. She responded indifferently. Winterbourne pointed to interesting sights in view and the girl paid more attention. He realized that she was not embarrassed but direct and unaffected. Her beautiful face was delicate though slightly unfinished and he figured that she may be a coquette. She told Winterbourne about her family and their travels. She, her mother, and Randolph were traveling to Rome for the winter. They came from Schenectady, New York where her father was a wealthy businessman. Randolph told Daisy Miller: a Study that the girl's name was Annie P. Miller though they called her Daisy. Daisy explained to Winterbourne that Randolph wanted Daisy Miller: a Study go back home. She talked like she was Winterbourne's old friend. Her manner though was uncultivated and she bragged about the many gentleman she knew in New York. Winterbourne could not decide whether she was simply innocent or designing. She must be a flirt. Her brother did not want to go so her mother and she would not be able to either. Winterbourne commented that he would take her and her mother. He was pleased when she replied that her mother would likely prefer to Daisy Miller: a Study at the hotel. Daisy Miller: a Study Eugenio the pretentious courier arrived to inform the children of lunch, Daisy informed him that she would get to the old castle after all. Winterbourne told Daisy he would introduce her to someone who could vouch for him. Winterbourne asked his aunt, Mrs. Costelloif she had noticed the Miller family. She replied that she tried to avoid them. Costello was a widow of wealth and Daisy Miller: a Study. She claimed that she would have made quite an impression upon the world if it had not been for her headaches. Her tone intimated to Winterbourne that Daisy Miller was one of lower social status, a commoner. She was abhorred that the Millers treated their courier like a family friend. Winterbourne said that he had promised to introduce her to his aunt. Costello thought Daisy dreadful and declined to meet her. Winterbourne began to doubt. His aunt scolded him for being too innocent because he had been out of America for so long. Winterbourne responded that he was not so innocent. That night, Winterbourne ran into her. She was alone looking beautiful. She had been walking with her mother but Daisy Miller: a Study her mother was trying to get Randolph to bed. Daisy told Winterbourne that she much wished to know such an exclusive woman as his aunt. Winterbourne tried Daisy Miller: a Study use the headaches as an excuse but Daisy soon realized the truth. She told Winterbourne not Daisy Miller: a Study afraid. Winterbourne hoped he would have to comfort Daisy but upon seeing her mother, his tone changed. Daisy's mother was timid in his presence as she did not normally spend time with Daisy's gentlemen. Daisy notified her mother that Winterbourne would take her to the castle. Miller was a silent for a time and then responded that they had wanted to go for awhile. As they spoke, Daisy skipped ahead finally telling Winterbourne to take her on a boat ride immediately. He happily agreed. Miller hoped Eugenio would talk Daisy out of going but Eugenio sneered at the idea and told her to do as she liked. He mentioned that Randolph had gone to bed. Miller declared to Daisy that now they could go, and Daisy lightly told Winterbourne that their trip was off, leaving Winterbourne puzzled. Two days later, Daisy and Winterbourne went to Chillon. Winterbourne felt as some romantic encounter was beginning. He had feared she would be an embarrassment but she Daisy Miller: a Study insightful, objective observations on the steamer and looked very pretty. She did disappoint him though. This venture with him did not make Daisy excited or fluttered. To Daisy, Winterbourne seemed grave. He felt like he was smiling largely. At the castle, Winterbourne and Daisy were mostly alone. He provided her with detailed histories Daisy Miller: a Study interested her little. She asked him for details of his life and told Winterbourne about her own. The news that he would be returning to Geneva shortly greatly Daisy Miller: a Study her and she ridiculed him. Finally Daisy made him promise Daisy Miller: a Study visit in Rome over the winter. He agreed as he was supposed to visit his aunt there. When Winterbourne returned to his aunt, Mrs. Costello shuddered at the thought of such a girl. Winterbourne came to Rome in January. His aunt had sent him letters commenting the Millers. Daisy was rather intimate with several "third- rate Italians. Winterbourne was slightly hurt by the news of Daisy's gentlemen Daisy Miller: a Study he called first upon an American woman whom he had known for years, Mrs. Shortly after he arrived, the Miller family arrived as well. Daisy criticized Winterbourne for not coming to see her and then spoke with Mrs. Winterbourne asked Mrs. Miller how she enjoyed Rome. It had not pleased her like other cities though Daisy enjoyed the society. Daisy again reprimanded Winterbourne for being mean. Winterbourne thought how he made a sacrifice by not stopping in Florence and Bologna. Daisy asked if she could invite her friend, Daisy Miller: a Study. Giovanellito Mrs. Walker's party. Walker agreed. Miller mentioned it was time to return to the hotel but Daisy said she was going for a walk to the Pincio. Walker did not think it was Daisy Miller: a Study for her to walk alone. Daisy Miller: a Study agreed, noting that she could catch the fever. Daisy told them she would be with Mr. Still, Mrs. Walker advised her to not be impudent so she decided to walk with Winterbourne. With all of the late afternoon traffic, it took awhile. Winterbourne noticed the attention pretty Daisy received and thought her silly for thinking she could walk alone. Winterbourne said he would not help her find Giovanelli. Daisy told him that she would not allow anyone to dictate her affairs. Winterbourne noticed instantly that Giovanelli was a very good imitation but not a gentleman. Daisy Miller-A Study (Henry James).pdf

Daisy Miller is a novel by Henry James that first appeared in Cornhill Magazine in June—Julyand in book form the following year. His pursuit of her is hampered by her own flirtatiousnesswhich is frowned upon by the other expatriates when they meet in Switzerland and Italy. Annie "Daisy" Miller and Frederick Winterbourne first meet in VeveySwitzerland, in a garden of the grand hotel, [2] where Winterbourne is allegedly vacationing from his studies an attachment to an older lady is rumoured. They are introduced by Randolph Miller, Daisy's nine-year-old brother. Randolph Daisy Miller: a Study their hometown of Schenectady, New Yorkto be absolutely superior to all of Europe. However, Daisy is absolutely delighted with the continent, especially the high society she wishes to enter. Winterbourne is at first confused by her attitude, and though greatly impressed by her beauty, he soon determines that she is nothing more than a young flirt. Daisy Miller: a Study continues his pursuit of Daisy in spite of the disapproval of his aunt, Mrs. Costello, who spurns any family with so Daisy Miller: a Study a relationship to their courier as the Millers have with their Eugenio. Winterbourne then informs Daisy that he must go to Geneva the next day. Daisy feels disappointment and chaffs him, eventually asking him to visit her in Rome later that year. In Rome, Winterbourne and Daisy meet unexpectedly in the parlor of Mrs. Walker, an American expatriate, whose moral values have adapted to those of Italian society. Rumors about Daisy meeting with young Italian gentlemen make her socially exceptionable under these criteria. Winterbourne learns of Daisy's increasing intimacy with a young Italian of questionable society, Giovanelli, as well as the growing scandal caused by the pair's behaviour. Daisy is undeterred by the open disapproval of the other Americans in Rome, and her mother seems quite unaware of the underlying tensions. Winterbourne Daisy Miller: a Study Mrs. Walker attempt to persuade Daisy to separate from Giovanelli, but she refuses. One night, Winterbourne takes a walk through the Colosseum and sees a young couple sitting at its centre. He realises that they are Giovanelli and Daisy. Infuriated with Giovanelli, Winterbourne asks him how he could dare to take Daisy to a place where she runs the risk of catching " Roman Fever ". Daisy says she does not care and Winterbourne leaves them. Daisy falls ill and dies a few days later. This novella serves as both a psychological description of the mind of a young woman and as an analysis of the traditional Daisy Miller: a Study of a society where she is a clear outsider. Henry James uses Daisy's story to discuss what he thinks Europeans and Americans believe about each other and Daisy Miller: a Study generally the prejudices common in any culture. In a letter, James said that Daisy is the victim of a "social rumpus" that goes on either over her head or beneath her notice. The names of the characters are also symbolic. Daisy is a flower in full bloom, without inhibitions and in the springtime of her life. Daisy contrasts sharply with Winterbourne. Flowers die in winter and this is precisely what happens to Daisy after catching the Roman Fever. As an objective analogue to this psychological reality, Daisy catches Daisy Miller: a Study very real Roman fever, the malaria that was endemic to many Roman neighbourhoods in the 19th century. The issue on which the novella turns is the "innocence" of Daisy, despite her seemingly scandalous behaviour. John Burnside, writing for The Independentsaid. Daisy Miller arrives in Frederick Winterbourne's staid world the way that an angel arrives at an Annunciationas both promise and challenge. From their first meeting at Vevey, to the story's dramatic conclusion in Rome, Winterbourne's interest in Daisy is subject to constant censure from his carefully "exclusive" aunt, Mrs Costello, and her forensically respectable social circle: the girl is "not nice", Daisy Miller: a Study say; she is overly familiar with her family's couriershe has been observed in inappropriate situations with dubious young "gentlemen" and Winterbourne would clearly do well to distance himself, before the inevitable scandal unfolds. At first sight, it seems that Winterbourne is genuinely torn between romantic attachment and his suffocating social Daisy Miller: a Study — and that might have made for an engaging, but not uncommon study of love versus convention ; however, James' keen observation Daisy Miller: a Study something deeper than that, for even as he protests his aunt's attacks on Daisy's character yes, she is uncultivated, he admits, but she is not the reprobate for which the entire world has decided to mistake herhe is less Daisy Miller: a Study than relieved when a nocturnal encounter with the girl and her suitor, Giovanelli, appears to prove Mrs Costello right: "Winterbourne stopped, with a sort of horror; and, it must be added, with a sort of relief. It was as if a sudden illumination had been flashed upon the ambiguity of Daisy's behaviour and the riddle had become easy to read. She was a young lady whom a gentleman need no longer be at Daisy Miller: a Study to respect. Daisy Miller was an immediate and widespread popular success for James, despite some criticism that the story was "an outrage on American girlhood". Critics have generally praised the freshness and vigor of the storytelling. He altered the tone of the story, and many modern editions Penguin; Broadview prefer to print the original edition, their editors believing that the later edition is a diminution of the original, Daisy Miller: a Study than an improvement. James converted his story into a play that failed to be produced. He published the play in The Atlantic Monthly inand it showed many changes from the original story. In particular, a happy ending was inserted to please what James believed to be the preferences of theatre-goers. In the s, a short walking-skirt called the rainy daisysupposedly named for Daisy Miller, was introduced. Giovanelli, and Eileen Brennan as Mrs. Frederick Raphael wrote the script; the film follows the structure of the original story without significant changes, and even uses portions of James' dialogue from the novel. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. This article is about the novella. For the film adaptation, see Daisy Miller film. Stilwell, KS. Kimberly C. Reed, Peter G. James wrote, "Poor little D. The Independent. Retrieved 24 December Retrieved 6 June Professional events James adapts "Daisy Miller" for the stage. Eager for theatrical success, James adapts "Daisy Miller". Despite his new happy ending, New York producers call it "too literary". They Daisy Miller: a Study like asses and sharpers combined", said James. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. Retrieved 7 May BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 4 August Daisy Miller. Henry James. Henry James Sr. New Woman of the late 19th century born before Alice Freeman Palmer. Wells ' Ann Veronica Authority control BNF : cb data. 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A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Daisy Miller Henry James. Transform this Plot Daisy Miller: a Study into a Study Guide. Henry James establishes the setting for Daisy Miller as a beautiful resort town in Switzerland called Vevey that is populated in the summer months by many tourists and is a favorite spot for Americans on vacation. There are all classes of hotels and inns in the area and one of the finest in particular is where the opening action of Daisy Miller occurs. It is here that the first character introduced in the Henry James story appears. With that in mind, it should be noted that the fine hotel is not European-looking so much as reminiscent of hotels in fine American cities and with the same atmosphere. Interrupting his reverie, a woman approaches, calling after the boy who says American men are the best and as Winterbourne sees the figure approaching, he replies that American women are the best. He listens as the girls scolds her brother more and finds that they are considering going into Italy. Winterbourne is not used to the boldness and directness of an American girl like Daisy Miller: a Study Miller and he enjoys himself and constantly admires her beauty and manner. She says how many Daisy Miller: a Study were given for her, how many were from gentlemen and, as she adds with emphasis, she always loved and had a lot of attention from gentlemen. He notices she looks innocent but considers her a flirt. With all of this in his mind, Winterbourne Daisy Miller: a Study to see his aunt, Mrs. It turns out, however, that Daisy hears about his aunt and she is pouty when he tries to give her excuses about her ill health. Winterbourne and Mrs. When the adventure to the castle on their own comes up, Winterbourne is surprised that Mrs. Miller offers to objection and seems almost afraid of provoking a negative response in her daughter. Daisy suddenly asks Winterbourne to take her in a boat to the castle immediately, despite the late hour and darkness. He scolds her and Winterbourne is bothered again at the level of influence a mere courier a true commoner has on their lives. In the castle she feigns great interest but is more interested in asking Winterbourne about himself. Winterbourne paid the tour guide a sum to leave them alone for the most Daisy Miller: a Study and he enjoys this usually forbidden opportunity to be alone Daisy Miller: a Study a lady. He begs her off and the two agree that they will see one another in Rome in the winter. Daisy is much quieter on the way back. Winterbourne goes to see his aunt one more time and she is very shocked that the girl went with him alone. Depend upon it they are not bad. Walker—an American abroad—and encounters Randolph, rude as ever, followed closely by Daisy, who scolds him roughly for not seeking her out and then proceeds to try Daisy Miller: a Study make him jealous by talking about one of her Italian man friends named Mr. Walker becomes sympathetic to Winterbourne as she can tell how rude Daisy is being to an admirer who came far expecting her to fall into his arms and be glad to see him. Daisy invites Mr. Giovanelli to Mrs. She asks Winterbourne to walk her into the city to meet the man but after walking for a time, he refuses to help her find him but he is spotted ahead and it is too late. Winterbourne does not like the looks of the Daisy Miller: a Study gentleman and tells Daisy so immediately, which angers Daisy. She makes introductions and Winterbourne sees clearly that this man is practiced at wooing American rich girls and Daisy Miller: a Study if, in fact, Daisy Miller is a nice girl or not yet again. Suddenly, Mrs. Walker, appalled that Daisy is behaving so in public, comes out in her carriage and attempts to tell Daisy to get in. Walker for chasing Daisy off. Winterbourne tries a few times to see Daisy but neither she or her mother Daisy Miller: a Study at the hotel. A few days later at Mrs. Daisy finally comes, smiling and chatting, very late to the party. She goes to Mrs. Walker and is happy and asks if she knows anyone there and Mrs. Walker says everyone knows her by now and turns her back, refusing to speak to her at all. Givoanelli plays the piano and sings while Daisy and Winterbourne argue. On her way out, Mrs. There is a clear break in the book in terms of how Daisy is perceived by others. He encounters her one day and Giovanelli goes off for a few moments and he reiterates his disappointment in her and her ruined reputation, urging her one last time to repent. She finally tells him she is engaged to Giovanelli and then Daisy Miller: a Study it back immediately, leaving Daisy Miller: a Study confused. He scolds Giovanelli, a native Italian, about his Daisy Miller: a Study of the danger of malaria and says he never should have brought Daisy there. He demands that the carriage be brought out so Daisy can go take medicine and on the way, Daisy asks Winterbourne if he believed she was engaged, to which he replies that he no longer cares. The next few days brings news that Daisy is very ill, presumably from being out that night, and Winterbourne goes to see her. A week later Daisy dies of the fever and despite the people who shunned her, many were in attendance.