The Remains of the Day
Kazuo Ishiguro (1989)
“A perfect butler looks back on a perfect life — and discovers, one careful sentence at a time, that he wasted it.”
EraContemporary / Post-War British
Pages245
Difficulty★★★☆☆ Challenging
AP Appearances7
Major Themes
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duty
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regret
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dignity
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class
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love
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memory
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self-deception
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loyalty
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