Lord Darlington
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Lord Darlington is an aristocratic English nobleman best known as the pre–World War II owner of Darlington Hall in Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel "The Remains of the Day," whose misguided political sympathies and moral failings drive much of the story’s tragedy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Darlington in The Remains of the Day | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English nobleman
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aristocrat ⓘ fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Remains of the Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOf |
Stevens’s later regret
ⓘ
downfall of Darlington Hall’s reputation ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Kazuo Ishiguro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employerOf |
Miss Kenton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Remains of the Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Remains of the Day (1989 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hosts | international political conferences at Darlington Hall ⓘ |
| householdStaffIncludes |
Miss Kenton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
German sympathizers
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right-wing political figures ⓘ |
| involvedIn | British policy of appeasement ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | embodies failures of the British aristocracy ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| moralArc | from respected nobleman to disgraced figure ⓘ |
| moralCharacteristic |
easily influenced
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naive ⓘ well-intentioned but misguided ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for protagonist’s moral awakening ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | landed aristocrat ⓘ |
| owns | Darlington Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalSympathies |
pro-appeasement
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sympathetic to Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | honorable but politically naive ⓘ |
| relationshipToMissKenton | employer ⓘ |
| relationshipToStevens | master ⓘ |
| reputationAfterWar |
disgraced
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remembered as Nazi sympathizer ⓘ |
| residence | Darlington Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central supporting character ⓘ |
| settingOfActivities | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | British upper class ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
complicity in fascism
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limits of personal loyalty ⓘ moral responsibility of the elite ⓘ tragedy of misplaced trust ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
interwar period
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pre–World War II era ⓘ |
| title | Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord Darlington in The Remains of the Day