Lord Darlington (character)
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Lord Darlington is an aristocratic English nobleman in Kazuo Ishiguro's novel and its film adaptation "The Remains of the Day," whose misguided political sympathies and moral failings profoundly shape the life of his butler, Stevens.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Darlington | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nobleman
ⓘ
aristocrat ⓘ fictional character ⓘ supporting character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | The Remains of the Day (1993 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Remains of the Day
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Remains of the Day (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British upper class
ⓘ
English country house culture ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy | Kazuo Ishiguro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diesBeforeEvents | present-day timeline of the novel ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Miss Kenton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Remains of the Day universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Remains of the Day (1989 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasButler | Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHousekeeper | Miss Kenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hosts |
diplomatic gatherings at Darlington Hall
ⓘ
international political conferences ⓘ |
| impactOn |
Stevens’s later regret
ⓘ
Stevens’s sense of duty ⓘ life of Stevens ⓘ |
| influencedBy | pro-German advisers ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterJudgedByStevens | as morally mistaken ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
catalyst for protagonist’s self-examination
ⓘ
embodiment of flawed idealism ⓘ |
| moralCharacteristic |
easily influenced
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naive ⓘ well-intentioned but misguided ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
central offstage influence on protagonist
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symbol of declining British aristocracy ⓘ |
| occupation | landed aristocrat ⓘ |
| politicalSympathies |
appeasement toward Nazi Germany
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pro-German ⓘ |
| portrayedInFilmBy | James Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputationInStory | disgraced after the war ⓘ |
| residence | Darlington Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeRelation |
class and hierarchy
ⓘ
decline of British aristocracy ⓘ guilt and complicity ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Second World War era
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interwar period ⓘ |
| viewedByStevens | as a great gentleman ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.