The Remains of the Day | Characters
Stevens is both the narrator and central character of The Remains of the Day, and it is his slowly dawning awareness that his perception of the past has been flawed that provides the central dramatic conflict of the novel. The actual action — Stevens's drive across England — does have small complications, and it is often these interactions with the people he encounters that prompt his recollections of the past. By the time he meets the former Miss Kenton in Cornwall, his awareness is such that he can no longer ignore the true feelings he has always had for her, feelings which...
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