The controversial short story Daisy Miller: A Study, written by Henry James, describes the story of a young European named Winterbourne who tries to come to terms with what he thinks about an American girl, named Daisy Miller. Henry James was born in New York in 1843, but lived most of his life in Europe. While living in Europe he had many encounters with American tourists. After these meetings Henry decided he wanted to explore the difference between the innocent American and the sophisticated European. (Werlock) The short story “Daisy Miller” reflects on the idea of ​​how innocence, gender roles, and stereotypes conflict with the views of Europeans and Americans. The meaning of innocence is explored by the character Winterbournes who has conflicting views of the world An American girl he meets named Daisy Miller. When he first meets Daisy he wonders if she is really just an innocent and naive girl or is she really just a scandalous and inappropriate American. "Some had told him afterwards that, after all, American girls were exceedingly innocent: and others had told him that, after all, they were not." (James 427) American female tourists in Europe were only considered flirts and frowned upon in their society. Towards the end of the story, when Daisy dies, he was still undecided whether Daisy Miller was truly innocent: "He told himself that she was too light and childish, too uncultured and unreasonable, too provincial, to have reflected on her ostracism or even to have perceived it . Then at other times he believed that he carried in his elegant and irresponsible little organism a defiant, passionate air, perfectly aware of the impression he made. I think Daisy was old enough to understand... half of the paper ... Works Cited"Daisy Miller by Henry James." Literary Criticism of the Twentieth Century. Tarrant County College 2014 http://galenet.galegroup.com.ezp.tccd.edu/servlet/LitCrit/txshracd2560/FJ3558350006Haralson, Eric and Kendall Johnson. "Daisy Miller." Bloom's Literature File, Inc.. 10 February 2014. Henry, James. “Daisy Miller: A Study” The Norton Anthology American Literature. Gen. ed. Nina Baym 8th ed. vol. C. New York: Norton, 2014. 421-559. PrintWerlock, Abby HP, ed. "James, Henry." Bloom's literature. File, Inc. Web Facts. February 12. 2014 .