Daisy Miller | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Winterbourne - An American in his late twenties and a long-time resident of Geneva who meets the title character on a visit to Vevey.

Daisy Miller - A young American from New York traveling to Europe with her mother and younger brother.

Mrs. Miller - A nervous matron traveling alone with her two children, with only the help of their courier, Eugenio, to keep them out of trouble.

Randolph Miller - Daisy's nine-year-old brother is assertive, headstrong, and in many ways a typical American child rampaging across Europe but not appreciating it.

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