一、引言在美国现代文学的发展进程中,著名小说家和文学评论家亨利.詹姆斯自成一家,功不可没,在19世纪的世界文坛史册上写下了浓重的一笔。《黛西.米勒》是为其带来声誉的首部作品。小说主要通过一位久居欧洲的美国青年的视角,描写了年轻貌美的美国富商之女——黛西.米勒所做出的一系列“令人迷惑不解”的言行举止。她深受美国民主和自由观念的熏陶,养成了天真坦率、崇尚自我的性格。所以,在瑞士和罗马的旅行过程中,无视欧洲那种无处不在的繁文缛节和清规戒律, I. INTRODUCTION In the process of the development of modern American literature, Henry James, a famous novelist and literary critic, contributed a great deal to the history of the world literature in the 19th century. Daisy Miller is the first to bring its reputation. The novel describes the series of “puzzling” demeanor made by Daisy Miller, the beautiful young American business woman, mainly through the perspective of a young American living in Europe. She is deeply influenced by the concept of democracy and freedom in the United States and has developed a naive, self-advocating personality. So, while traveling in Switzerland and Rome, ignoring the ubiquitous red tape and rules in Europe,