ENCW 212 Spring 2021
Posted in The Remains of the Day on Feb 25th, 2021
On the surface, The Remains of the Day is about a butler going on a drive to experience the country in a way he’s never done before and retrieve a potential housekeeper in the process. Stevens at first appears to be a stick in the mud, straight and narrow path, sophisticated, perfect butler. He seems to […]
Posted in The Remains of the Day on Feb 25th, 2021
This novel presents a very strong unreliable narrator, Stevens, as he mostly tells us about his past life through a series of flashbacks. In these flashbacks, Stevens tells us about his old life as a butler at Darlington Hall and his interactions with Miss Kenton, whom he is currently driving to visit while he recollects these stories.One […]
Posted in The Remains of the Day on Feb 24th, 2021
After being assured that Stevens, the narrator, was in fact in love with Miss Kenton, I now understand the book a little better. As I stated in my other post regarding the novel, I had thought he loved Miss Kenton, which would explain his obsession over her and why the memories he spoke about usually had her in them. […]
Posted in The Remains of the Day on Feb 17th, 2021
Where does one draw the line with professionalism? The Remains of the Day roused this question quite pointedly, presenting it as a consistent theme throughout the novel. The narrator and protagonist, Stevens, initially appears to maintain an emotional distance from everyone and everything except his work. So much so that it’s rather baffling to witness […]
Posted in The Remains of the Day on Feb 16th, 2021
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro is based on a butler who is taking a week-long drive around England and his recollections of his life. He goes about the story mostly recalling various events that took place in his life; these memories involved his father, Lord Darlington, Mr. Farraday, Miss Kenton, and various […]