The Unclaimed Possessions of Memory: Redefining the Frontiers of the Cinema in The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Keywords:

Adaptation, Memory, Treaty of Versailles, World Order, Culture

Abstract

Aim: In this paper, the aim is to explore memory and cinematic representations while investigation as to how various issues like personal regret, loss, idea of dignity and loyalty, political influence in social and interpersonal spaces and resistance etc. are visually represented. Through the protagonist Stevens, the material objects and spaces in the Darlington Hall against political background are analyzed as microcosm of the contemporary modern world which is long forgotten.

Methodology and Approach: The author have consulted the primary and secondary sources as part of their research. Further the researcher has applied the film adaptation theory is respect of both Andre Bazin and Béla Balázs in this work with the intention to bring out the technicalities and nuances of adaptation from novel. In addition, the online material pertaining to the text The Remains of the Day and its relevance in modern world has been discussed in detail.

Outcome: Through this paper, the researcher has found that the crisis pertaining to the protagonist as an individual is common to every man. It uncovers the fact that the façade and shimmer of identity under material achievements results in a tragedy. The researcher also wishes to pin point the fact that special attention must be given to film studies and adaptation that redefines the texts and makes the text more relevant and accessible in present context.

Conclusion and Suggestions: Though through adaptation there are different meanings in the text that have been highlighted but still the understanding of the microcosm of Darlington Hall needs to be extrapolated to the political gatherings for qualitative analysis.

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Author Biography

Ashutosh Agarwal, Research Scholar, Department of English & MEL, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, UP, India

Ashutosh Agarwal is a Research Scholar at the Department of English and Modern European Languages, University of Lucknow, Lucknow. He has secured a first division in his M.A. and is consistently building his research acumen. He is currently working on the doctorate degree on the topic Upholding Tenets of Inheritance and Identity: A Study of Select Plays of Tanika Gupta in Contemporary British Drama. He has varied interests including his passion for photography and love for writing poems.

Published

31.01.2025

How to Cite

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Ashutosh Agarwal. The Unclaimed Possessions of Memory: Redefining the Frontiers of the Cinema in The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. SPL J. Literary Hermeneutics: Biannu. Int. J. Indep. Crit. Think [Internet]. 2025 Jan. 31 [cited 2025 Mar. 19];5(1):120-9. Available from: https://literaryherm.org/index.php/ojs/article/view/205