ked about how dreadful Daisy was for going "too far." Winterbourne agreed with these comments, but he still felt pity for Daisy. Daisy was no longer invited to social gatherings and was ostracized from the society. When Winterbourne confronted her on the matter, she commented that, "they are only pretending to be shocked".When Winterbourne came across Daisy and Giovanelli in the coliseum at night, he finally gave up on Daisy. He realized that she was a reckless girl and did not worry about her reputation or her society. She "was a young lady whom a gentleman need no longer be at pains to respect." He was angry that he wasted so much time trying to understand Daisy, when her innocence was nothing more than an act.Daisy was still talked about by the aristocrats, but Winterbourne no longer felt the need to defend her. A week later, Daisy died of a case of Roman Fever that she caught in the coliseum. Before she died, Daisy sent a message to Winterbourne explaining that there were no intimate attachments between Giovanelli and herself. Winterbourne disregarded the message. A year later, Winterbourne was visiting his Aunt in Vevay. He began to think of Daisy and the injustice he caused her at the time of her death. He told his aunt that he had understood Daisy's last message over the course of the last year but offered no explanation of what his epiphany was. He only told his aunt that she was right the year before about him "booked to make a mistake" regarding Daisy. Daisy Miller was a young American girl who did not conform to traditional European dogmas. Winterbourne was at first accepting of these unusual ideas but as he was affected by the aristocratic society, he was no longer willing to understand Daisy's nontraditional views....
