Daisy Miller. Sociology Book Report.

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wealth. Mrs. Costello has also heard stories about Daisy being a tramp which makes her think less of her. Daisy goes to a castle named Chillion with Winterbourne alone which causes scandal throughout the wider community. While she is at the castle she does not seem interested in the castle, but is more interested in getting to know more about Winterbourne and the details about his life. Which is quite odd to him. The following winter, Winterbourne goes back to Rome knowing Daisy will be there. He is surprised to find out that she is the talk of the town and is heavily involved with a third rate Italian artist named; Giovanealli. Mrs. Walker, the center of Rome�s fashionable society, and Winterbourne both try to warn Daisy about how her behavior will affect her reputation, but she refuses to listen. In one instant, Mrs. Walker sees Daisy in a carriage with Giovanealli and begs her to get out of the carriage for the sake of her reputation. Instead of getting out of the carriage Daisy ...

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died. It seemed like a game to him, it was just gossip in the end. He didn�t treat her like a person; to him she was a mere object gossip. His intention was only to verify the gossip for himself. He wanted to figure out whether the gossip was true or not. Instead he cloaked his feelings for her with a ��supposed concern�� for her reputation. The relationship shared between Giovanealli and Daisy is quite different compared to the relationship shared with Winterbourne and Daisy. Daisy seemed to rely on Giovanealli as a friend and nothing more. Giovanealli even admits to Winterbourne after Daisy�s death there was nothing going on between the two. He described her as, �Innocent�, which is ...

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