Similarities Between Daisy Miller And The Great Gatsby

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Initially I was not very fond of the short story “Daisy Miller” because of the complex language. But as I continued to read, it was exciting to have to decipher the vocabulary and the author’s style of writing. This was mostly due to the psychological way of thinking presented in the character Winterbourne. The entire time he talks to Daisy Miller, he attempts to find out more about her through her manners and actions while deciding to “advance rather than retreat” towards her (James 145). The author presents the encounter as an amusing mind game to Winterbourne, as he carefully chooses what to say in order to gain the attention of the woman. The story itself is very bleak and reminds me of similar structured works such as “The Great Gatsby”