Criticism of Winterbourne

I had a lot of problems with Winterbourne throughout "Daisy Miller." I found it troubling that he was constantly trying to "define" what kind of girl Daisy was, as if it was a requirement for her to fit within a certain subset of society. I also found it problematic when he was so judgmental of Daisy's behavior with Giovanelli, since Winterbourne himself was not opposed to going against societal norms and expectations when Daisy wanted to spend time with him. For example, when Winterbourne and Daisy first meet, he acknowledges that in Geneva "a young man was not a liberty to speak to a young unmarried lady except under certain rarely-occurring conditions," and his only justification for going against this societal rule is that they are in Vevey and not Geneva. Further, he takes Daisy to the Chateau de Chillon without a chaperone, something his aunt feels is very inappropriate. I never felt like Winterbourne was actually concerned for Daisy and her reputation. He seemed jealous of Giovanelli and Daisy's relationship, angry with himself for not having the courage to act on his infatuation with Daisy, and, at times when Daisy was acting out in public, even embarrassed by his intrigue for her.