Daisy Miller
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Daisy Miller represents the customs and traditions of new America, and Winterbourne represents the customs and traditions of old England. Neither one will settle for the other's ideas since Daisy is used to the more liberal methods of socializing, and Winterbourne only comfortable with the conservative society he lives in. This story takes the reader right to the action, as you get to watch the conversations, along with the mannerisms and movements that come with it take place. Along with the discussions will come the mistakes that Daisy makes in this foreign society and the corrections she is offered by its natives. There is much discussion over the social status that one has acquired, and there is always room for improvement according to the Europeans. Since Daisy is not as high up on the social scale as the others she meets at this time, she is unable to act as freethinking as she would like without being criticized for it.
The main characters in this story represent the country as a whole, as Daisy can represent the young America at this time in history entering the larger world. Another parallel Daisy has with America is the little understanding of other cultures. Winterbourne and Mrs. Walker are originally from America, but they represent the older America, a less liberal lifestyle more in-tune with the ways of Europeans...