... of European society. She also claims high status in New York City and refuses to socialize with those of lower status, like the Millers. Mr. Giovanelli - Daisy Miller's suitor, this Italian man is poorer and of lower class than she. Yet, she seems to fall for him as well. Her relationship with him is responsible for her downfall in society. He ... the winter. By the time Winterbourne arrives in Rome, Daisy has already become the talk of the town. She is reported by Mrs. Costello to parade around with a group of Italian men, who are of no distinguishing rank. As it turns out, she has one...

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... ;common." Mrs. Walker is another character who is member to the European high society, and who also condemns Daisy's spontaneous, risky behavior. When Daisy is going to meet an Italian gentleman, Mr. Giovanelli, outside the Colosseum, Mrs. Walker tries to caution her against this and pleads with Winterbourne to, "[not] let the girl ruin herself" by allowing people ... . The reader meets Mrs. Walker as Daisy is arriving in Rome, and Mrs. Walker is her hostess. Daisy decides to go for an evening walk by the Colosseum with her Italian friend Mr. Giovanelli, against Mrs. Walker's and her moth...

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... not flirts. Her behavior scandalizes the conservative Americans she meets and puzzles the young man who is infatuated with her, Frederick Winterbourne. Daisy later runs around Rome flirting with an Italian man, Giovanelli. Winterbourne begins to believe that her flirtatious character is intentional and not innocent. As a consequence, Winterbourne loses his interest in her and stops seeking her. Thus, her flirtatious ... comments about her, but, in any case, she does not let anyone interfere with her decisions. Her last act of independence is her midnight trip to the Colosseum with the I...

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... and her family decide to leave the resort and visit Italy. Several months passed until Daisy speaks to him again. She invited him to Italy. He finds Daisy with an Italian man named Giovanelli. Winterborne notices that Giovanelli is not what he considers a gentleman. After finding Giovanelli and Daisy at the Coliseum one night, Winterborne thinks of Daisy as "a young lady ... ...

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... and her family decide to leave the resort and visit Italy. Several months passed until Daisy spoke to him again. She invited him to Italy. He finds Daisy with an Italian man named Giovanelli. Winterborne notices that Giovanelli is not a real gentleman. A week later Daisy dies of Roman fever. The theme of "Daisy Miller-, the novel focuses on the harm that ... ...

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... which she wished to belong. Daisy, quite in character, disregards the event and further engages in unacceptable activities, exemplified by her evening trip to the Coliseum in Rome with her Italian comrade, Giovanelli, that posed a threat not only to her name but also inevitably to her health. Perplexed by her excessive flirtation and ignorance of social values and norms and even ... ...

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