The Remains of the Day Characters

Ask Jeeves if he's EnglishMr. Stevens is a robot overlord wearing a butler costume. Analysis done.Oh, we jest. This is what Mr. Stevens would call "banter." Mr. Stevens doesn't understand what sarc...

Freudian Slippery SlopeEverything that Stevens isn't, Miss Kenton is. He acts robotic and she acts like a flesh-and-blood human. He's practically emotionless, and she has tons o' emotion. He has re...

"A gentleman through and through," is how Stevens describes his former employer, Lord Darlington (2.105). Huh. Darlington became the host of English Fascists and was a Nazi sympathizer. So how can...

Mr. Farraday is a crazy-rich American who buys Darlington Hall after Lord Darlington kicks the bucket. He is decidedly less formal than Darlington, and his attempts to "banter" with Stevens throw S...

Stevens's father arrives to work at Darlington Hall at the same time as Miss Kenton. Obviously frail, he nevertheless insists on keeping up with all of the duties expected of a footman. Ultimately,...

Mr. Graham is perhaps Stevens's most significant butler friend, and Stevens remembers their conversations fondly. While they may never have shared their personal feelings with one another, both wer...

Mr. Lewis is an American senator, a seasoned diplomat who views Lord Darlington's attempts at diplomacy as "amateurish." He scoffs at Darlington's idealism and seems more practical and realistic. A...

Mr. Cardinal is Lord Darlington's godson, the son of his friend Sir Cardinal. A regular guest at the hall, he gets to know Stevens and even goes so far as to call him a "friend." Like Mr. Lewis, he...