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In 1878, Henry James wrote, Daisy Miller, a novella about a young American girl and her travels in Europe. Daisy Miller is a complex short story with many underlying themes such as appearance versus reality, knowledge versus innocence, outward action versus inward meditation, and Nature versus urbanity. In this short story, one is left to judge whether Daisy Miller, the main character of the story, is “a pretty American flirt” or a misunderstood, modern young woman. By probing into the complexities

First written in the 1880s and extensively revised in 1908, The Portrait of a Lady is often considered to be James's greatest achievement. In it, he explored many of his most characteristic themes, including the conflict between American individualism and European social custom and the situation of Americans in Europe. James proclaimed that “The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent reality.” Plot was for him but the extension of character. The novel must

In the article ‘Does Hockey deserve such a plum posting?’ by Janet Albrechtsen (The Australian, October 21, 2-15, pg. 12) it is argued that former treasurer Joe Hockey does not deserve the ambassador posting in Washington D.C. Albrechtsen utilises argument devices such as appeals to ethos, logos and pathos, language devices such rhetorical questioning, word choice, hyperboles and graphics, and structure to persuade the reader of her argument. Appeals to pathos (emotion), ethos (authority), and reason

She parades about without a chaperone, and flaunts her friendships to men, thereby presenting herself to others as a tramp. Evidence for this is found in the novella wherein Winterbourne ponders, “Was she simply a pretty girl from New York State…or was she also a designing, an audacious, an unscrupulous young person” (James 57). Daisy seems pure and innocent, but her behavior is so unrefined leaving her open to suspicions of crudity. As Daisy can be said to personify the American woman

“Psychological Realism in “Daisy Miller” Written by Henry James, “Daisy Miller” is a novella that first appeared in Cornhill magazine in 1878 and later published in 1879. The novella narrates the courtship of a young beautiful American girl called Daisy Miller by Winterbourne, a sophisticated young American-turned European man, whose efforts to win her heart has been derailed by Daisy Miller’s flirtatiousness and care-free life, which has been frowned upon by the community in Geneva and Rome. This

Analysing the Female Characters in Henry James' Fiction ‘A woman it seems to me has no natural place anywhere; wherever she finds herself, she has to remain on the surface and more or less to control’ Discuss James’ representations of ‘places’ for women in his novels. There is an impressive range of female characters in Henry James’ fiction. Drawn to the world of wealth and leisure as a subject

The novella Daisy Miller: A Study, is an excellent example of the cultural differences and conflict between American and European culture during the post Civil War Era. The character Daisy Miller is a symbol of American culture and values, whereas Winterbourne is the symbol of European culture and values, though American himself. Daisy and Winterbourne are metaphors for not only the differences between American and European culture, but also a prime example of how Europe viewed America during this

“She thinks she knows a great deal of it [the world]-like most American girls; but like most American girls she's ridiculously mistaken,” said Lydia Touchett, a character in Henry James's novel The Portrait of a Lady, when she described her niece, Isabel Archer (56). Throughout this novel James wrote Ms. Archer as an extremely dynamic character, he allowed for the reader to feel as if they stood next to her in her best times and her worst and through all the obstacles she encountered and all the

Henry James, like Shakespeare, had the exceptional quality in divining and rendering the poetry of female psyche. Only a few novelists who have shown better understanding of tender and dreamy hearts of women than James were Jane Austen, George Eliot, Sir Walter Scott, George Meredith and Thomas Hardy. James was a keen observer and could distinguish between American and European women. He was deeply affected by American women’s spiritual charm and moral beauty. That is why George Eliot’s heroines

newspaper article providers that I chose are the New York Times, The Times of India, and The Guardian the United Kingdom edition. The article that I chose to compare between the three of them is about President Trump choosing his security advisors. I thought that it would be something that would spark many different opinions on a recent debate would be interesting to explore. The article itself is about President Trump choosing three of his new advisors for CIA Director which he appointed Mike