LAYERS OF OTHERNESS IN KAZUO ISHIGURO'S THE REMAINS OF THE DAY
LAYERS OF OTHERNESS IN KAZUO ISHIGURO`s "THE REMAINS OF THE DAY"

Summary/Abstract: Kazuo Ishiguro’s acclaimed novel “The Remains of the Day” has garnered extensive critical attention for its exploration of themes related to identity, memory, and the passage of time. This paper delves into a less-explored but equally significant aspect of the novel—the concept of otherness. Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel “The Remains of the Day” deals with the theme of alterity, or the state of being other or different on different levels. Both characters and situations exemplify the overarching presence of otherness, but Ishiguro’s main character, Stevens, ingeniously embodies a subtle but significant representation of “the other” to himself. This paper focuses on the multiple layers of alterity that intertwine throughout the novel, giving special attention to Stevens’s manner of confronting the alterity within himself.

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