Daisy Miller
by Henry James

Daisy Miller: Setting 1 key example

Definition of Setting

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Setting
Explanation and Analysis:

Published in late 19th-century America, Daisy Miller belongs to the Gilded Age. This was a period of immense economic growth that saw great increases in wealth for individual families as well as great increases in inequality between various groups in American society. Daisy's family clearly belongs to the group of people who benefited from the industrialization of this period.