잃어버린 여성/성을 찾아서: 이시구로의 『그날의 잔재들』 연구 = Searching for the Lost Feminin(e)/ity: A Study of Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day

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This paper aims to examine the oppressed feminine values such as freedom, affectivity, and individuality under the rein of British imperialism in The Remains of the Day. In this novel, the narrator with a strong vocational faith as a butler of Darlington Hall surrenders all of his initiatives to his master. As a result, accomplishing his lord’s sublime ideas of contributing to the history of civilization became his own reason of existence. However, this kind of world-view based upon a hierarchy system orients to totalitarian society, an extended model of patriarchy excluding female and femininity in both house and society. In this regard, this article attempts to recover the silenced voices and ideas of the female characters such as Kenton, a lover of Stevens, and Sarah and Luth, expelled Jewish maids. Bearing the structural similarity between imperialism and patriarchy in mind, this paper tries to illuminate the hidden features in Stevens’ memory narrative with which he polishes his shameful past. In this process, we will find out his narrative, a sort of travel essay works for recognizing his position looked through broader views and for liberating his life-long repression. Throughout the six-day journey of searching for the lost things in his entire life, Stevens finds the clue to be an independent human being rather than a servant of anybody.