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Memory's Tapestry: A Deeper Understanding of Self in Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day
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Jyoti Saroha
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Memory, Identity, Trauma, Kazuo Ishiguro.
Abstract
A common strain that pervades all the works of Kazuo Ishiguro is the meandering thought process of the narrator, an idea that this paper builds on extensively apart from a deft delineation of the themes of his works. After a detailed dissection of the oeuvre of Ishiguro, it can be safely deduced that his works mark a departure from the works of his contemporary writers as they cannot be typecast to fit into one common mold since they are all different from one another and pertain with different issues while keeping the overarching play of memory intact. Thus, a deeper study of his works serves to indicate the distinct identity that the author has managed to create in the postmodern literary canon. Each of his novels can be taken as a microcosmic representation of life. Throughout his literary work, Ishiguro has given voice to a wide range of characters, backdrops, and plots and has dabbled in stories cutting across genres. He has been equally successful in dispensing equal weight to his both female and male central characters. As mentioned above, an important recurring theme in his works and especially the novels selected for the paper viz. The Remains of the Day has been the role of and the indelible impact of memory in shaping characters’ understanding of themselves. What Ishiguro also relentlessly demonstrates is a resolute concern with power and the draconian ramifications of authoritarian ideologies.
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Jyoti Saroha (June-2023). Memory's Tapestry: A Deeper Understanding of Self in Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, 8(6), c813-c816. https://ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2306293.pdf
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Volume 8 Issue 6, June-2023
Pages : c813-c816
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Research Area: Arts
Country: North West Delhi, Delhi, India
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