In numerous works of literature, one may encounter a protagonist who undertakes actions that eventually prove to be completely wrong thus wasting his or her life, yet does not lose reader's sympathy. Such is the case with Mr Stevens - the main character of The Remains of the Day, the third novel by Kazuo Ishiguro. The novel tells the story of a perfect English butler, whose most important aim in life is to retain 'dignity …showed first 75 words of 1753 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1753 total…we see that although Stevens comes to the realization that he actually has emotions, it is just a moment. Now he is ready to be back to his old professional façade - a perfect butler. Bibliography: * Ishiguro, K. The Remains of the Day * Stone, A. A. "Human, All-Too-Human" http://bostonreview.mit.edu/BR19.2/stone.html * O'Dea, G. "The Remains of the Day (1989), Kazuo Ishiguro" http://www.utc.edu/~engldept/booker/ishiguro.htm - remains