Change In Daisy Miller By Henry James

Benjamin Disraeli once said “Change is inevitable. Change is constant.” In the book Daisy Miller by: Henry James the character that goes through the most change is Winterbourne. In the beginning of the novel it is said that Winterbourne is a very analytical man. He is a lot smarter than everyone perceives him to be. Normally it's hard to see change progressively, so you have to look at major points. The three major times in the novel where we see the most change in Winterbourne are when he goes on a day trip with Daisy Miller to Chillon, when he returns from Geneva, and lastly Daisy Miller’s tragic death.

In the beginning when Winterbourne is introduced he is obviously a very kind and caring person. When he meets daisy it is an immediate attraction. Winterbourne

Mr Giovanelli. This puts Winterbourne in a very sour mood and this is very different for him. He says rude comments more often is much more shut off which is so strange because he is such a talkative man. He becomes overly caring, almost obsessive, over daisy miller. He is overly concerned about everything that she does from little things, such as when she is out to bigger thing, like what other people think of her. Daisy Miller is more reckless now than ever and does multiple things that risks her own life, like going out at night during mosquito season. It is such a big deal to go out during this time of year, because this is before the malaria vaccine was created and malaria was one of the easiest ways to die. She would stay out all night with Giovanelli simply talking. This would alert all the older women of the town, because it was considered un lady-like to stay out past dark with a man you were not married to. This also enraged Winterbourne, but we really know he was just jealous. He wished it was him that Daisy would stay out with, but finally tired of all his complaining and bickering she wasn’t even speaking to