Opposites

Opposites attract. That is an interesting phrase in itself. Sometimes it is true. Other times, it is a straight forward lie. It all depends on how everything is set up in the situation. It does not always have to lead to love. Sometimes, opposites form friendships and interests in other people. Frederick and Daisy prove the latter to be the most accurate in this case. Daisy Miller’s last name fits her well due to the fact that she is common, self-centered, ignorant, and manipulative to a fault. She doesn’t know how to interact with people at all. But yet, she spirited, independent, and well meaning. Looking at her negatives, the surname “Miller” fits her well. Frederick Winterbourne is more proper, organized with people and quick to make judgments. I looked up his surname online. “Winterbourne” means a stream or river that is dry through the summer months. It seems to fit him well. A winterbourne seems swallow and runs there summer. Frederick is swallow to women by putting them by a certain group. He only seems to show an interest in class and grace as well. It is said, “I hardly know whether it was the analogies or the differences that were uppermost in the mind of a young American, who, two or three years ago, sat in the garden of the “Trois Couronnes,” looking about him, rather idly, at some of the graceful objects I have mentioned.” (Pg. 391) This quote seems to set the stage on how the story will begin to analyze both characters from start to finish. A fitting study indeed.