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Genteel Tradition is an old European culture deeply rooted in the consciousness of Americans, centering around a small and isolated group of Puritan settlers in New England. Originating from a small community in the early days of America’s national founding, genteel tradition is based on Calvinism, which emphasizes rigid moralism. This tradition refers to an outmoded and static old tradition of America that loses its foundation in a rapidly changing modern American society. In this novel, the tradition is symbolized by Mrs. Newsome, who dominates Strether’s moral consciousness. She sends her fiance, Strether, as her ambassador to Europe in order to bring home her only son, Chad Newsome, who is believed to have been seduced by an evil European woman. Strether’s journey to Europe from Woollett, Massachusetts is described as a growth in his perception as he breaks away from the prejudices of genteel tradition. In this novel, Strether’s morality, which acts on altruism, conscience, and free will, transcends the rigid and strict moralism of Puritan culture and is depicted as the ideal model of Jamesian aesthetics.