... also witnessed a boom in American tourism in Europe. The relation between touring Americans and Europeans was a wary one; though European nations were still politically and economically more potent, there was a general awareness that fortunes were shifting, and America was on the rise. Characters Daisy Miller - The title character and heroine of the book, Daisy is a young, beautiful American girl traveling in ... struggles in an old, conservative society. This story is, by and large, of the "novel of manners" literary genre. As in other works of this genre (for example, Jane Austen's Pri...

• Word Count: 1470
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School