the societal standards. Throughout the novel, Daisy pushes her limits,.

             veering further and further away from the norms of the society until,.

             finally, her deviance causes her to become ill and die.

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             The story begins in Vevey, Switzerland, a place where social classes.

             are deeply divided and everyone is tightly constrained to the societal.

             convention. Although written in the third person, we follow the thought.

             process of Frederick Winterbourne, an ex-patriot who battles against his.

             commitment to social norms in an attempt to understand and accept Daisy.

             Miller. Throughout the story, we witness Daisy's complete ignorance of the.

             social standards as she constantly deviates from the customs which they.

             dictate. It is unclear whether her deviance is due to her own willingness,.

             or to her naivete. We learn that her family has recently come into a large.

             amount of wealth, as is repeatedly mentioned by Daisy's younger brother,.

             Randolph. This provides some insight to Daisy's behavior; it seems as.

             though Daisy is in a constant struggle to adjust to her newly elevated.

             status, while being oblivious to the fact that her current mannerisms still.

             reflect those of an "uncultivated" American.

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             Daisy's innocence is seen from the moment we meet her; she is dressed.

             in white and wastes no time engaging in conversation with a strange man,.

             even though "a young man is not at liberty to speak to a young unmarried.

             lady". Despite this, Winterbourne entertains the idea of becoming closer to.

             Daisy, as he is intrigued by her beauty and innocent charm. It is soon.

             revealed that Daisy's real name is not, in fact, Daisy, but Anne. Her.

             desperate desire to fit in with her new lifestyle leads her as far as.

             changing her own name in order to be accepted. Being accepted into higher.

             class, however, involves much more than having the right name and clothing;.

             something that Daisy does not seem to fully understand.

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             Throughout her time in Europe, Daisy receives nothing but criticism.