david mcintyre(teacher) talks about main cahracters in remains of the day

Describing the main characters in The Remains of the Day

Miss Kenton
Worked at Darlington’s for 15 years
Housekeeper
She tells and imagines how her life would be with Stevens P251
She is giving optimismà first time for the reader
She is determined
Seeing & Blindness: she sees that she cannot enter the relationship between Stevens and Darlington
Marries Mr. Ben
Has no close relatives
Not afraid of expressing ideas
Straight forward
Reveals Steven’s personality
Drives the narration
Comes to life at the end of the novel
Can become emotional, then becomes the opposite of Stevens
In contrast to Stevens, she wishes to do something with her life

Darlington
Comes from old distinguished family
Dead and diseased
Darlington symbol for Englishness, when Faraday takes overàsymbol for the disappearance of the empire and the abolishment of the Loyal Houses
Had a nephew
Trusted Stevens
Influenced by the Germans
Symbolizes the position of Britain in politicsà Darlington=powerful, Britain=world power
Has a friend that commits suicide
Darlington is symbol for Englishness & Faraday for Americans
Like a match of rugbyà British traditional sportà fight during the match and friends afterwardsà the same as Darlington thought about Germans, they fought against the Germans, but the fight was now over (UNRELIABLE IDEA OF DAVID)à contrast with USA

Father
· 2 childrenànot a good father à regrets that to the end
· 70 years oldàdies of heart attack
· Worked for Darlington àprofessional relation with himà dignityà Stevens regarded him as the personification of dignity
· Dedicated to work
· Not a member of Hayes Society
· Is Stevens model
· His name was William