Throughout the story, he is battling his own stubborn pride and ignorance to allow the blind man into his home. ... I had to overcome my own stubborn pride to be able to work with everyone I'm with to. ... Racism and prejudice people were still around at a heavy rate which can greatly impact the mindset of the characters of the story. ...
Characters Daisy Miller - The title character and heroine of the book, Daisy is a young, beautiful American girl traveling in Europe. ... As the title character and her family travel abroad, they are confronted with customs and traditions of old Europe. ... As in other works of this genre (for example, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Edith Wharton's The Age of Innocence and The House of Mirth), Daisy Miller focuses on the behavior of its characters in social situations. ... Characters constantly refer to their social statuses and are engaged in bettering their places. ... Bec...
Since the Civil War, much of the concern over civil rights in the United States has focused on efforts to extend these rights fully to African Americans. Resistance to racial segregation and discrimination with strategies such as civil disobedience, nonviolent resistance, marches, protests, boycotts, "freedom rides," and rallies received national attention in the struggle to end racial inequality. There were also continuing efforts to legally challenge segregation through the courts. Following the "separate but equal" decision of Plessy V. Ferguson in 1896, many Americans decided to push f...
