In Henry James's Daisy Miller, A Study. If Daisy symbolizes America, what does her brother symbolize? Why is Randolph important to the story overall? 

 

Daisy Miller's younger brother's name is Randolph who symbolizes American patriotism. Randolph constantly champions of America's superiority in the whole novel as any other patriotic American would do.

In the novel, Randolph is a very important character. The author uses him to show the nature of the American opportunity which is untamed. This is because he is depicted as being unrestrained, imaginative, outspoken , uninhibited and slightly wild. Henry James also uses Randolph to outline the negative characteristics of the US that he dislikes. This results from the fact that Randolph forces himself upon Winterbourne's attention on patio in Vevey which shows explosive nature of Randolph as any other American.