The Convergence of the Landscape and the Mindscape in Kazuo Ishiguro's the Remains of the Day
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day presents a nuanced interplay between the external landscape and the protagonist’s internal mindscape, shaping the novel’s exploration of memory, identity, and emotional repression. Through Stevens’s journey across the English countryside, the narrative constructs a parallel between physical space and psychological depth, where the changing landscapes reflect the butler’s introspective engagement with his past. The novel employs subtle imagery and restrained narration to depict how memory and perception are mediated through space, illustrating the intricate relationship between external reality and internal consciousness. By examining the ways in which the landscape becomes a site of contemplation and revelation, this study explores how Ishiguro crafts a narrative that blurs the boundaries between physical setting and psychological experience. The convergence of landscape and mindscape in The Remains of the Day underscores the novel’s thematic concerns with time, regret, and the constructed nature of personal history.
Author: Lisa John Mundackal
Institution: University of Calicut
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6912231346
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