The Colonization Of Stevens
The Colonization of Stevens
In the year 1954, two years prior to the setting of Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day, the Suez canal was returned once again to the government of Egypt putting an abrupt end to the English imperialism and colonialism that had extended throughout centuries. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro serves as a conceit for the rejection of the British Empire by its colonized subjects. Much like the narrator of the novel, Stevens, personifies the dynasty of the British Empire, his realization of the extensive price his "dignity" has cost him symbolizes the colonial subjects' realization that their freedom was bought at a price as well.
By succumbing to his "dignity", Stevens, the ‘great' English butler also loses much of his self-rule, as did the colonies of the Empire. The subjects of these colonies were led to believe that their voices were heard and valued, as in a democracy, but once acquired the English Parliament paid little attention to the......
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