English 015 - Americans Abroad
September 14, 2003 - September 20, 2003
james v. twain
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Ben Ledue
While both stories reveal the apparent ignorance and arrogance of American travelers, in his Daisy Miller, Henry James presents a situation in which the characters are immersed in their surroundings, whereas Mark Twain fails to reveal either his or his companions's interaction with the people and places they encounter. Twain's...
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Posted by on September 18, 2003 at 10:24 PM
Second blog assignment
Category: 02B: Roman Fever | Mark Phillipson
Does “Roman Fever” unexpectedly echo or pointedly refute the novel Daisy Miller’s portrayal of American behavior in Italy? Defend your answer through comparison of specific details or gestures that appear in both texts....
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Posted by mphillip on September 18, 2003 at 02:24 PM
A Child's Plea
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Meg Gray
“An urchin of nine or ten” approaches an American in a foreign country with a plea. What reaction does the child get? Obviously, there are many different answers to this question. But Mark Twain and Henry James provide strikingly opposite possibilities in their writing, Twain in The Innocents Abroad...
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Posted by on September 16, 2003 at 11:18 AM
Interactions
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Meaghan Tanguay
The literary work of James’s Daisy Miller and Twain’s The Innocents Abroad both center on excitingly different interactions between their American characters and the foreign people they meet while abroad. Twain spends most of the time depicting the people he meets in his tour of Europe, Syrian villages, and finally...
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Posted by on September 16, 2003 at 11:11 AM
Details
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Tom Lakin
Although both Mark Twain’s Innocents Abroad and Henry James’s Daisy Miller deal with the experiences of Americans abroad, both contrast greatly in the area of character exploration. Twain focuses on group description, painting sweeping portraits of his collection of American compatriots while avoiding individualized character development. James, on the other...
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Posted by on September 16, 2003 at 10:40 AM
An Ignorant American
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Bryan Ciborowski
Mrs. Costello describes Daisy Miller as being “uncultivated” and “very common.” I couldn’t agree more. Daisy Miller’s actions abroad reveal her ignorance to her surroundings in Europe. Mr. Winterbourne is so caught up in this “pretty American flirt’s” looks that he becomes oblivious to her disrespectful actions for a woman...
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Posted by on September 16, 2003 at 12:58 AM
American Portrayal
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Matt Nickel
In the short story ‘Daisy Miller’ by Henry James and several chapters from The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain, the two authors portray Americans very differently. Henry James portrays Americans as being able to recognize the beauty of European society and culture, while Twain portrays himself and other Americans...
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Posted by on September 16, 2003 at 12:17 AM
James/Twain Blog
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Simon Parsons
The manner in which the main character narrates each story offers the major point of contrast in these two works. Whereas in Daisy Miller Winterbourne appears as an advocate of “observation,” Twain, in The Innocents Abroad, becomes a firm supporter of “judging” and giving a personal interpretation of what...
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Posted by on September 15, 2003 at 10:01 PM
Blog1
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Thomas Buehrens
The primary difference between the way Henry James’s Daisy Miller depicts Americans abroad, and the way Mark Twain’s Innocents Abroad describes them, is in their basic attitude. Twain sees Americans in Europe as wanting to assimilate to the culture and fit in, marveling and embracing its differences from American...
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Posted by on September 15, 2003 at 09:44 PM
Mark Twain vs. Daisy Miller
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Kelsey Abbruzzese
When is ignorance attractive? It is when it comes in a pretty package like Daisy Miller instead of Mark Twain’s bobbing umbrella caravan in Syria. These Americans are uneducated in foreign terms, yet Twain is ashamed of his ignorance among the foreigners while Daisy’s mindless chatter is depicted as entertaining....
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Posted by on September 15, 2003 at 09:22 PM
Daisy Miller
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Andrew Plowman
Two old men are quietly observing Monet’s “Sunset in Venice.” The first man sees a beautiful masterpiece with every intricate detail exploding with life. The second man, however, sees a completely opposite scene, consisting of harsh brush strokes, inconsistencies, and an overall depressing effect. James and Twain mirror this...
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Posted by aplowman on September 15, 2003 at 08:52 PM
Twain vs. James
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Eric Robinson
After analyzing selected chapters from Mark Twain’s Innocence Abroad and Henry James’s Daisy Miller, one of the most intriguing contrasts between the two works pertains to the manner in which the narrator portrays the appearance of specific characters. In Twain’s work, most of the figures are presented based on...
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Posted by on September 15, 2003 at 07:54 PM
Daisy Miller
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Diana Heald
Mark Twain and Henry James were both Americans abroad during the same time period, yet their observations and outlooks differ in their regard for the citizens of the countries they visit. While Twain is primarily concerned with describing his interactions with foreigners and his observations of their cities and villages,...
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Posted by on September 15, 2003 at 07:21 PM
Goals of Tourism
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Hope Stockton
One of the differences between Innocents Abroad and Daisy Miller is how each set of Americans treats being a tourist. More specifically, the pace and depth the characters set for their appreciation and experience of foreign places. In Twain, this pace is very rapid. The group aboard Quaker City wants...
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Posted by on September 15, 2003 at 04:15 PM
A European Abroad
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Zac Milner
Although it takes place in Switzerland, the first two chapters of Daisy Miller focus on an “American watering-place” (3). With the exception of the Courier—who thrives on sucking up to Americans—every character in Daisy Miller is indeed from the States. Winterbourne, however, is completely out of touch with American...
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Posted by on September 15, 2003 at 03:53 PM
Eric's First Entry...Finally!
Category: Eric Robinson
FINALLY I GOT THIS POSTING THING WORKING! NOW I HAVE TO WRITE MY BLOG…IF THAT FAILS, I’M GOING TO HURT MY COMPUTER....
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Posted by on September 15, 2003 at 03:23 PM
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Category: Diana Heald
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Posted by on September 15, 2003 at 01:41 PM
"Different" Americans
Category: 01B: Daisy Miller | Ross Stern
After examining selections from both Mark Twain’s Americans Abroad and Henry James’s Daisy Miller, it appears that both writers must have had very different experiences in their travels around the world. While neither of the men disagree on the beauty of many foreign lands, their depiction of the American...
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Posted by on September 15, 2003 at 01:21 PM