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Chapter I:
During the late of the nineteenth century, the concept of culture considered as an
important theme in many different fields of research like: history, geography, literature …etc.
the Anthropologist Brooks suggests that “'Geography is the stage upon which the drama of
human culture is played. But the play’s the thing, not the scenery. Geography can at best be
no more than the material surroundings in which culture takes root, flourishes, and comes to
fruition”.(Brooks, 19)
Concerning the field of literature, Henry James was a prominent figure who depicted
the theme of the culture inside his novels because of his situation as an outsider between two
worlds America and Europe.
Daisy Miller is one of his famous works, which represents the notion of culture and
especially the differences between American and European culture in a deep analysis. So, this
chapter will try to define the notion of culture and discuss its main parameters. Then, it will
show the cultural characteristics of American and European, and demonstrate the cultural
differences between both countries through Daisy Miller.
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