The Europeans

Culture Shock: Eloquent European Luxury to Simple New England life Throughout Henry James’ The Europeans, the interaction of individuals who possess vast cultural and social differences creates powerful themes of social order, conformity, tolerance, and love. The admiration of a foreign nobility, by a group of aristocratic American families demonstrates the abundance of social structure in the nineteenth century setting. Unexposed to the romantic culture of Europe, the Wentworth’s hold great respect for their …showed first 75 words of 834 total…

…showed last 75 words of 834 total…finality of her marriage with the prince, which causes her to leave America without marrying Robert. This move, which would have given her a new source of life and happiness, is lost, and she is bound to a life of solemn loneliness, giving up joy to keep her social position. The Europeans, displays the interaction of individuals who possess vast cultural and social differences and creates powerful themes of social order, conformity, tolerance, and love.