Analysis Of The Remains Of The Day

Through Stevens’ distorted attitude of present and past events in the narrative are presented, assumes that a perfect butler has to keep his dignity at every time, confining the private from the sphere of public. As Lord Darlington’s servant this is in the duty of greater reliability and efficiency of the servant. In the beginning of the novel itself in Salisbury at a guest house Stevens discloses his main motivation for his idealized condition of professional indifference- his father. Stevens narrate a story that has been explained by his father and before Stevens at the Darlington House, he was also a butler. This story which is “apparently true” describes about a butler who had moved to India with his master and worked there “for many years maintaining amongst the native staff the same high standards he had commanded in England”( The Remains of the Day, 37). While in India, under …show more content…
Stevens’ feelings betray themselves in occasions in occasions such as when Stevens almost snaps at her being drained for engaging in talk with Stevens during the encounters over cocoa. Stevens asserts he does not want to boost “unnecessary addition to her burden” (The Remains of the Day, 184). After she carries on with apologizing, indicating how much he really values routine occasion spent with Miss Kenton. But Stevens unwillingness to commit with Miss Kenton, gradually she moves away from Stevens. Finally she reached a point when she accepted a marriage proposal from her “acquaintance Mr. Benn” (The Remains of the Day, 229). When Miss Kenton announces her marriage with Mr. Benn, Stevens offered a mere congratulations and he rushed to manage the conference of Lord