The Daisy Doomed to Perish: A Platonic Interpretation of Daisy`s Destiny

Authors : Yunfeı LIU

Pages : 40-53

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Publication Date : 2023-06-21

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This paper draws on Plato\`s allegory of cave, to analyze Daisy\`s doomed fate in Henry James\`s Daisy Miller. In this paper, Europeanized Americans and irresolute Winterbourne represent two kinds of humans and capricious Daisy represents light itself in Plato\`s allegory of cave. Daisy\`s death reveals a shackled Europe with its stiff values. Her death also reveals a dilemma of some people, who dare not challenge the traditional values and pursue an authentic identity.
Keywords : Allegory of Cave, Daisy, Europeanized Americans, Winterbourne, Plato