Henry James was an American novelist known for many of his novels. He wrote the short story "Daisy Miller" in the hope that it would seem more realistic, but many critics disagreed. The book “Daisy Miller” was published in 1879. In his short story “Daisy Miller”, Henry James writes about the conflict of independence and the harsh social characteristics of the Americans who visited Rome, the culture and how he creates the atmosphere for the short story .James was born on April 15, 1843. James is known as one of the most famous writers of his lifetime. With the start of his career ahead of him, he moved to London, England. While in London, England, he wrote most of his famous novels. He wrote Daisy Miller, The American and The Europeans, all in the latter years of the 1970s. About ten years later he published some of his most famous works (“Henry”). The story of “Daisy Miller” is psychological realism. The character Winterbourne is a young American living in Europe. He meets an attractive young girl named Daisy Miller, who was staying in Vevey with her family. When Winterbourne told Mrs. Walker about his new love interest, she was quick to tell him how the Millers were supposedly ignorant. Daisy and Winterbourne went out together and he realized that his aunt was right about Daisy's bad intelligence. Winterbourne travels to Italy, where he sees Daisy; she was upset that he hadn't called her. Daisy decided to go to a party with Mr. Giovanelli, which shocked Mrs. Walker. So Daisy left to convince Winterbourne to join them on their walk. Mrs. Walker thought Daisy was starting to ruin her reputation, so she tried to talk to Daisy, but she refused to get into her carriage and continued walking with Giovanelli. At the party Mrs......middle of paper......s, also acts, and some act on stage. James once said, “It is art that creates life, creates interest, creates importance… and I know of no substitute for the power and beauty of its process.” What James is trying to say is that no matter what, art is art. It doesn't matter if the writer doesn't think highly of it. James says the art is beautiful. Whatever you do to your novel, book, or poem, it's beautiful. All around it says that art is life and that without art nothing would exist. The world would be boring. It's important to get out there and do what you love, whatever that is. If someone loves what they do, they should do it with one hundred percent dedication (“Henry”). James writes about the conflict of independence and the harsh social characteristics of the Americans in Rome, the culture and how he defines the atmosphere of the story.