Reflection on Daisy Miller

Beatriz Cruz Daisy Miller is a young American girl that is traveling through Europe with her mother and her little brother. She meets Winterbourne, an American man that has lived in Europe for a long time. At first, Winterbourne is confused by Daisy's actions, but discovers that she is just a pretty American flirt. She is being criticized by Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Costello, two women that live in Europe. They criticize Daisy because she is too affectionate with men, and the European society does not approve of her behavior. The novella presents a contrast between the two cultures, the American and the European. Since Daisy is American, she considers her behavior as normal and believes that there is nothing wrong with it. She gets ill for being out late with a man, Giovanelli, and dies some days later. Winterbourne realizes his feelings for Daisy at the end, when she is already dead. In my opinion, Daisy did nothing wrong. She believed her actions were the right ones, that there was nothing wrong about being alone with men, and talking with them. Daisy was not controlled by what people said about her. She was herself no matter what, and I liked that about her. She stood up for what she believed in, she did not go with the flow. Her actions had some bad consequences. She was left out in the European society, and died at the end as a consequence for one of her actions. I admire her courage and sincerity, she was herself no matter what people said about her.