Daisy Miller Lesson Plan

Why is Geneva an important location in the story although the events take place in Vevey and Rome?

Winterbourne has been living in Geneva for quite some time before the events of the novel take place. He did his schooling there and continued living in the city after he finished. Geneva is an important location in the city because it gives readers insight into Winterbourne. Geneva is a cold and highly formal city, and following strict etiquette is expected. Winterbourne comments he never would have approached an unmarried woman in Geneva the way he did Daisy in the gardens in Vevey. In the third chapter, Winterbourne is on his way to Rome, another city seeped in...