Daisy Miller Lesson Plan

What perspective is the story being told from? How does this shape our understanding of the novel?

The story is told from the first-person limited point of view, focusing on the perspective of Winterbourne. Readers see the events in the novel unfold through Winterbourne's eyes and are not given insight into the thoughts of other characters. Thus, as readers try to deduce whether Daisy is truly innocent or not, they do not have an unbiased view. Readers see Daisy through Winterbourne's perspective and his interpretation of the situation and are further influenced by comments made to him by other characters such as his aunt, Mrs. Walker, and even Eugenio. Ultimately,...