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Disnarration in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day Khosravi, Sareh
k@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature Vol. 24 No. 1 (2022): JUNE 2022
Publisher : The English Department, Faculty of Humanities & Creative Industries, Petra Christian University

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ABSTRACT This study discusses the disnarrated in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day by focusing on Gerald Prince’s ideas on the disnarrated. According to Prince, disnarration refers to events that have not happened but have been mentioned in the narrative. There are two modes for representing disnarration in the narrative of the novel: implicit and explicit. In the former, the disnarrated is represented by techniques like symbols, metonymies and foil characters. In the later, it is explicitly stated that a particular event could have happened but have not happened. However, based on Ishiguro’s preoccupation with the suppression of meaning, the majority of disnarrated narratives are implicit rather than explicit. The narrator’s implicit remarks signify his lost opportunities for the things he could have. Nearly at the ending of the novel, however, the narrator offers a more honest attitude to the readers by explicitly talking about his regrets and lost opportunities.
Dignity in The Remains of the Day from the Lens of Ontology, Ethics, and Liberalism Khosravi, Sareh
k@ta: A Biannual Publication on the Study of Language and Literature Vol. 26 No. 2 (2024): DECEMBER 2024
Publisher : The English Department, Faculty of Humanities & Creative Industries, Petra Christian University

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This study examines the concept of dignity in Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day, contrasting the universal, ontological notion of inherent dignity with the limited, class-based view held by the protagonist, Mr. Stevens. The study argues that Stevens' narrow understanding of dignity, rooted in his service to his employer (a Nazi sympathizer), leads him to engage in immoral actions. This analysis draws on Kant's focus on good will as the basis of moral behaviour, proposing that although Stevens demonstrates a significant sense of duty and follows rules closely, he lacks the essential moral consciousness necessary for genuinely ethical conduct. The protagonist’s actions, though ethically sound within his specific social context, are ultimately driven by a desire to maintain a rigid, hierarchical order. The research also analyzes Stevens' actions through the lens of John Rawls' liberalism, which emphasizes the influence of social institutions on individual values. The study concludes that Stevens' flawed definition of dignity serves as a tool to justify his service and evade personal responsibility. His reliance on a narrow notion of dignity allows him to rationalize his actions, even as they contradict a broader understanding of morality and human worth.
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