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theroyoffictionI.Thenovelistmustbafaithfultolifeasitactuallyappears.II.Theremustbefreedomfortheartisttochoosewhatsubjecthewilldealwith.III.Thenovelmustberegardedasanorganicwholewitheverypartafunctioningcontributortotheachievingofthenovel'sultimateexpression.IV.Dramatization:showingratherthantellingV.Centralconsciousnessthroughwhomeventsareobserved.VI.PsychologicalrealismVII.AmbiguityI.Thenovelistmustbafaithfultolifeasitactuallyappears.Wecanfindhumaninhiswritingsjustliveinreality.Theyhavethesameneedexperiencesasus.p120DaisysaidIamgoingtothePincio.ItisarealpalaceI.TheremustbefreedomfortheartisttochoosewhatsubjecthewilldealwithHethinkthefunctionoffictionistoshowreallifeevenpeoplehaveneverawareofit.Theartistshouldbeabletofeelthelife,tounderstandhumannature.p124It'sapitytoletthegirlruinherselfsaidMrs.Walker.Itshowpeopleinthattimecaremoreaboutreputation.III.Thenovelmustberegardedasanorganicwholewitheverypartafunctioningcontributortotheachievingofthenovel'sultimateexpression.HenryJamesbelievedthatrealityliesintheimpressionsmadebylifeonthespectator,andnotinanyfactsofwhichthespectatorisunaware.WecanseefromthedialoguebetweenWinterbourneandDaisy.ThroughWinterbourneloveDaisy,butheistropintoEuropeculture'sdumpyprinciple,hedonotagreeDaisygooutwithMr.Giovanelli.p123IV.Dramatization:showingratherthantellingThispaperisgoingtotalkaboutthechoicesoffightandcompromisebetweenWinterbourneandDaisy.Inotherword,isbetweenAmericaandEurope.Hedon'tjuststateitdirectlybutthroughdialogue.p123Winterbournesaidheisonlyacleverimitationofone.heisamusic-masterorapenny-a-liner,orathrid-rateartist.ButDaisysaidheisgentleman.IV.Centralconsciousnessthroughwhomeventsareobserved.HiscentralconsciousnessisthetheconflictoftheAmericanandEuropeanpersonalities.ThetypicalAmericaninJames’snovelisfresh,enthusiastic,notperhapsasculturedashemightbe,buteagertolearn,andbasically“good”inspiteofhisdisregardoftheoutwornconventionsandsocialgracesofEurope.IV.热IV.kTheEuropean,ontheotherhand,ishighlycultivated,urban,sometimesboring,butalwayscorrect.p124VI.PsychologicalrealismThisisrealisticdetail,tellingthereaderhowthehouseslook,howtheclotheslook.Hebelievedthatthewritershouldnotsimplypresentthesurfaceofsociallifebutprobethedeeperreachesofthepsychologicalandmoralnatureofhumanbeings.p128shecamealittlenearer,andheheldtheparasoloverher;then,stillholdingit,heletitrestuponhershoulder,sothatbothoftheirheadswerehiddenfromWinterbourne.VI.就VII.Ambiguity:Jamesneverletanythingreactascertain.Peoplecannotbesurewhatisrealthing.Sothequestionofambiguityandcompletetruthfulnessisveryimportant,andthisiswhatmakesJames'sfictionsosubtle.Inthenovel,InthenovelDaisyMiller,HenryJamesexploredthecontrastbetweenAmericancultureandEuropeanculture.HenryJameswasonthesideofAmerica,hehadconfidenceinAmericancultureandbelievedthatAmericawasacountryoffreedomanddemocracy.ThethesiswillstudyhisAmericancomplexinDaisyMillerwhichwillbefoundoutintheillusionofthebeautifulandinnocentofDaisy.p123