Miss Kenton
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Miss Kenton is the capable and emotionally perceptive housekeeper whose complex, unspoken relationship with the butler Stevens forms the emotional core of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel and its film adaptation "The Remains of the Day."
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in a film
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character in a novel ⓘ fictional character ⓘ housekeeper ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | film character in The Remains of the Day (1993 film) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Miss Kenton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mrs Benn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Remains of the Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInMedium |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | The Remains of the Day (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeConnection |
duty versus personal happiness
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missed opportunities ⓘ repressed emotion ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
assertive
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capable ⓘ compassionate ⓘ emotionally perceptive ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Kazuo Ishiguro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Lord Darlington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Remains of the Day universe ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Remains of the Day (1989 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Sarah Kenton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | literary fiction ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married (later in the story) ⓘ |
| marriedName | Mrs Benn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | emotional core of The Remains of the Day ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| occupation | housekeeper ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Emma Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstAppearance | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipTypeWithStevens | unspoken romantic tension ⓘ |
| relationshipWith | Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork |
love interest of Stevens
ⓘ
major character ⓘ |
| screenAdaptationDirector | James Ivory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFictionalActivity |
interwar period
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post–Second World War period ⓘ |
| worksAt | Darlington Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPublication | 1989 ⓘ |
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