To begin with, “Daisy Miller” is a short novella where the main character Daisy miller whose real name is Annie P. Miller refuses to follow the strict and severe Europeanpropriety laws that directbehavior, especially relations between young andunmarried ladies with gentleman like Mr. Wnterbourne or Mr. Giovanelli .She becomes the topic of discussion and raises many eyebrows among the noble society of the countries she lives in. The novella is in the genre of comedy and tragedy of manners.Among all the symbols of the story the ones that impressed me a lot where the chosen locations for the actions to take place, the combinations of old and new and also the name selection of the main characterThe locations of the novel were not chosen advisedly though it is not mentioned in the novella. The author wants to bring out the argument that new is not always perceived. The author of “Daisy Miller” Henry James wants to remind us of romantic stories that happened in the locations and also the history of the old countries and buildings where the actions of the novella take place, but he does it implicitly. For example, the places where Miss Miller and her family lived in: Rome and Geneve, the coliseum where Daisy’s encounter with Mr. Winterbourne takes place. All these places contain a huge history and different love stories which are somehow thematically and secretly connected to “Daisy Miller”. I would like to mention also the name selection for the main character Daisy Miller whose real name is Annie P. Miller. The most interesting thing is that many people even will not think that there is a connection of Daisy’s name with the flower called Daisy not verbally but the characteristics of the flower match the characteristics and the destiny of the main character Daisy Miller.

Firstly,the chosen locations for the actions to take place are both one of the oldest cities in the world where Daisy was something new and fresh. The environment of old cities partially explains why all men where attracted with her. On the other hand the locations make us remember romantic stories that we already know by creating a deja vu. For instance, the places where Miss Miller and her family lived in: Rome and Vevay. In the story about Daisy Miller it is not obvious but we can come to the idea that the two locations and the character represent two opposing values of old and new which lead to the valuable moral of the story. It is in my opinion that people who are used to old can hardly perceive new. Geneva is the hometown of Calvinism which highly influenced America because of this Geneva is considered a dark old city on the other side of the Lake.After Geneva Daisy her mother and her little brother come to Rome, one of the most ancient cities in the world, where again Daisy was something new for the society.Rome is one of the places where many of the most dramatic stories in all of literature take place, starting from Shakespeare’s “Anthony and Cleopatra” to Hawthorn’s “The marble Faun”. Apparently, Daisy Miller is rather set in the world of literature than in the real world.Rome is often represented as a keystone of ancient civilization and the hometown of the Renaissance. During different periods of time it represented both glory and corruption, whose greatness brought about its own destruction. Rome is a city of ruins that suggests death and decay. Which accordingly happens as Daisy gets the fever and dies in Rome.