How does a person’s reputation effect other people’s mindsets and actions towards them, and how can this effect someone’s prospective marriage or love life?
Daisy Miller and Winterbourne
Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy
Jane and Mr. Bingley
Daisy’s Reputation
Wintebourne’s Reputation
Their relationship
Reaction to reputations
Lizzy’s Reputation
Darcy’s Reputation
Their relationship
Reaction to reputations
Jane’s Reputation
Mr. Bingley’s Reputation
Their relationship
Reaction to reputation
Unclassy American girl who flirts with a lot of gentlemen and doesn’t follow the rules of society
Wealthy American guy who is easily effected by others and tends to fit in with society
Winterbourne becomes interested in Daisy Miller, and she flirts back. He begins to learn more about her and likes her more, but she’s interested in multiple men
Daisy likes the fact that Winterbourne’s rich, but besides that she’s not interested enough in him to care about his reputation
Winterbourne finds out about how Daisy is very involved with men, and becomes even more interested in her
Lizzy is a strong-willed, stubborn girl who does and says what she wants. She doesn’t care what others think and is often not very proper, coming off somewhat blunt or rude
At first, he’s seen as rude and stuck up. He thinks he’s above everyone else and can’t be bothered to be around them
Darcy rejects Lizzy in the very beginning and she wants nothing to do with him. This begins to change over time and they eventually fall in love
In the beginning, Darcy wants nothing to do with Lizzy because of her lower class
Lizzy wants nothing to do with Darcy because hs comes off as extremely rude
Jane is a beautiful, kind, naive girl who chooses to see the best in everyone.
Mr. Bingley is seen as a humble rich man who doesn’t let his money get the best of him. He’s kind, but easily persuaded
They hit it off at the beginning and begin to fall in love until Darcy convinces him to leave town with them because he doesn’t approve of her lower class
Jane likes the fact that Bingley is kind, and the m0neys just a bonus
Bingley likes Jane’s beauty and kindness