We first reviewed Joshua's homework placing very advanced vocabulary from the novel into contextualized sentences followed by a discussion of Joshua's homework analyzing why Byron's poem "Prisoner of Chillon" is a thematically apt setting for an early scene in the novel. Next, we noted numerous textual references foreshadowing Daisy's death from a "fever." As the clash between American and European values is central to the novel, we explored the implications of Daisy's insistence on disregarding accepted social norms with regard to her behavior with men.We addressed , what appears to Winterborne , to be a baffling confluence of Daisy's innocence, defiance, and perceived immorality. I addressed how the unobtrusive first person narrator occasionally burst into the narrative illustrating James' theory of fiction : close observation creates in the writer impressions that become a reality or truth.