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University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

ABSTRACT

The Remains of the Day, written by Kazuo Ishiguro, retraces Stevens' life by describing his six-day driving trip: pursuing perfect work and restraining his other feelings… All of these reflect his stubborn, restraint, and forbearance. Stevens always follows the social culture. All reveal the relationship between the limits of the Victorian values, such as the gentleman culture and the tragic fate of individuals, and reveal the desolation of British society after the "World War II", warning readers that the stereotyped copying of social culture will inevitably bring tragedy.

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Kazuo Ishiguro, The Remains of the Day, Victoria era, gentleman culture

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US-China Foreign Language, November 2023, Vol. 21, No. 11, 466-470 doi:10.17265/1539-8080/2023.11.007

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