When Winterbourne first meets Daisy, he is willing to accept her for the vivacious young American girl that she is. Although Daisy's customs are not what is expected of girls in European society, Winterbourne is fascinated by Daisy and her original ideals. He defends Daisy to the aristocracy, claiming that she is simply "uncultured" and is truly innocent. As the story progresses, Winterbourne finds himself questioning Daisy's true nature by the standards of European society. Winterbourne's opinion of Daisy changes from acceptance to condemnation as her tolerance of cultural standards is clouded by the prejudices of European aristocrats. At their first meeting, Winterbourne is enchanted by Daisy Miller. She was a beautiful American girl, very fresh and different from European single women. Although, at first, Winterbourne was confused by Daisy's talkative nature and wondered whether she might be a flirt, he deduced that Daisy was simply behaving in an American manner. Winterbourne found Daisy "extremely innocent" and "a gracious American flirt". Winterbourne's aunt, Mrs. Costello, was the first person to begin fixing social prejudices in Winterbourne's mind. When she mentioned the Millers, Mrs. Costello immediately began listing all the horrible reasons why the Millers were not on the same social level as her. While he dug up gossip and spoke of Daisy's "intimacy with the courier," Winterbourne began to make up...