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The Remains of the Day Study Guide

by Kazuo Ishiguro

The Remains of the Day study guide contains a biography of Kazuo Ishiguro, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

The Remains of the Day, the third novel by Kazuo Ishiguro, was published in 1989 to great acclaim, winning the Man Booker Prize for Literature. The book tells the story of Stevens, an English butler working at Darlington Hall. At the start of the novel, he is encouraged to take a vacation by his employer, Mr. Farraday, an American gentleman who believes Stevens needs a break from his duties. Stevens believes the suggestion dovetails nicely with his desire to visit a former colleague at Darlington Hall - Miss Kenton, now Mrs. Benn, residing in West England. Twenty years ago, Miss Kenton and he worked at Darlington Hall together, he as butler, she as maid, but she left upon her marriage, and now twenty years later, she is divorced, and…

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• The Remains of the Day Summary
• About The Remains of the Day
• Character List
• Glossary of Terms
• Major Themes
• Summary and Analysis of Prologue - Darlington Hall (July 1956)
• Summary and Analysis of Day One (Evening) - Salisbury
• Summary and Analysis of Day Two (Morning) - Salisbury
• Summary and Analysis of Day Two (Morning) - Salisbury (PART 2)
• Summary and Analysis of Day Two (Afternoon) - Mortimer's Pond, Dorset
• Summary and Analysis of Day Three (Evening) - Moscombe Near Tavistock, Devon
• Summary and Analysis of Day Four (Afternoon) - Little Compton, Cornwall - Day Six (Evening) - Weymouth
• Background on the Treaty of Versailles
• Related Links on The Remains of the Day
• Suggested Essay Questions
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 1
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 2
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 3
• Test Yourself! - Quiz 4
• Author of ClassicNote and Sources

• The Remains of the Day: Major Themes
• The Remains of the Day: Essays
• The Remains of the Day: Questions
• The Remains of the Day: Purchase the Novel and Related Material
• Kazuo Ishiguro: Biography