The Remains of the Day
Now class, you have all completed your reading of Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day, I trust.
And no, Johnnie, watching the movie doesn't count.
Eleanor Roosevelt said "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
Your assignment for today is to discuss this statement within the context of the book. Pay special attention to the concept of 'dignity' and the way in which Stevens uses it. He realizes that there are different meanings attached to the word, and more than once differentiates his own interpretation from those of others, but his own understanding changes as well.
(In other words: I'm working on it, I just haven't had enough time to sit down and do it justice.)
Comments (1)
i borrowed this book of a very gay american teacher while touring around europe staying in the cheapest of cheap youth hostels many moons ago. we were in athens i think.
i loved the book.
but you know? part of me thinks that he deserved what he got. dignified service can be charming up to a point. but go beyond that point and it borders on slavish servitude and a character so repressed that you know something just isn't quite right.
Posted by briggy | April 7, 2005 2:18 PM
Posted on April 7, 2005 14:18