Dignity is a central theme of the book, and Stevens admires it both n his employer and in himself and his peers. It also comes at the cost of sacrifice, and Stevens went without a romantic relationship out of his desire to remain at Darlington Hall and continue to serve his beloved master Lord Darlington.
This explanation Stevens makes of his generation, which was coming into adulthood in the years leading up to the Second World War, applies to the war effort and England's involvement as much as it does to his own life. The English suffered a terrible loss during the war, and it would have been made easier by their capitulation. Instead, they remained dedicated to their principles of making the world better in the long-term, even if it meant they themselves suffered.
A scene that speaks more directly to Stevens relationship with Miss Kenston and how this affected his ideas of dignity, service, and success occurs later in the novel. Stevens recalls a time before the war when both he and Miss Kenston were still working at Darlington Hall. He is reading in the butler's pantry, which he considers an inviolable space and "a crucial office, the heart of the house's operations, not unlike a general's headquarters during the battle" (Ishiguro 165). This is the space that Miss Kenston intrudes...
Remains of the Day The Best of England within These Walls The "wall" imagery helps to make a particular point early on in The Remains of the Day. Stevens is up against a wall in a literal and in a figurative way: he is dusting the books (more of which his new employer the American Mr. Farraday has come to give him). Books themselves are symbols of memory that are caught between
In effect, his inability to accept the new order forces him to pretend to accept it as part of his complete dedication toward his role as butler; and he maintains his dignity inwardly by giving it up externally. Stevens' outward acceptance of the new order serves as a metaphor for Britain as a nation accepting the new circumstances it found itself after the dissolution of it former Empire. Ishiguro attempts
Steven Covey's book, 7 Habits for Highly Effective People, shows others how to learn various ways to improve the self. Particularly, Covey instructs readers on self-awareness and goal visualization. This essay will be talking about two of the seven habits. Habit 1: Be Proactive -- Principles of Personal Visio. "While we are free to choose our actions, we are not free to choose the consequences of those actions. Consequences are governed
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