James Stevens
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James Stevens is the emotionally restrained English butler at the heart of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel "The Remains of the Day," famously portrayed on film by Anthony Hopkins.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| adaptationMedium | film ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | The Remains of the Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Kazuo Ishiguro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedToSourceWork | Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralThemeAssociation |
dignity
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duty ⓘ memory ⓘ regret ⓘ repression of emotion ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Lord Darlington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalCharacterOrigin | British literature ⓘ |
| fictionalSocialClass | servant class ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod |
interwar period
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post-World War II period ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationOfWork | The Remains of the Day (1993 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfAdaptation | James Ivory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmScreenwriterOfAdaptation | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| internalConflict | suppression of personal feelings for Miss Kenton ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfSourceWork |
historical fiction
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psychological novel ⓘ |
| name | James Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation | butler ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
dutiful
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emotionally restrained ⓘ loyal ⓘ perfectionist ⓘ reserved ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Anthony Hopkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSourceWork | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisherOfSourceWork | Faber and Faber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationship | professional relationship with Miss Kenton ⓘ |
| roleInWork | narrator ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Oxfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| themeInArc |
complicity in political events
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conflict between personal happiness and professional duty ⓘ |
| worksAt | Darlington Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | novel ⓘ |
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