Map of Rome

As promised, here a link to see where Daisy and Winterbourne walked to meet Mr. Giovanelli in Rome (You can also find the Colosseum nearby if you’re interested…). There’s also this interesting art exhibition from the J. Paul Getty Museum on “The Grand Tour” that provides some historical context, as well as some nice images.

Daisy Miller

Some questions and issues you might think about:
Twain and James are both considered archetypal “Realists,” yet there are many obvious differences between their texts. What are connections or distinctions, in terms of style, subject matter, thematic concerns, etc.? How does each author rely on irony as a rhetorical device, and what is the effect of this irony? If Huck represents a certain kind of “American,” in what ways does Daisy represent another typically American figure? How is the word “American” used and invoked within the text? What kind of a narrator is Winterbourne? What role does social class play in the novel, and how do such factors as style, taste, language, national identity, and money intersect with the idea of class? How does the oft-repeated maxim that “knowledge is power” emerge within this story?