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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Remain of the days
A dream of a book: a beguiling comedy of manners that evolves almost magically into a profound and heart rending study of personality, class and culture.”- The New York Times Book Review. When I first flip into the first page of this novel, I read those comments of his novel and honestly said after five times of attempting to read the first page of the story, it was rough .It was rough and tough.it did. However The Remains of the Day gave me something. It was different than the movie version of “Never Let Me Go” written by the same author.
Well, the synopsis might be simple, as simple as choosing your favourite Gucci handbag when you have lots of cash compared to the moments when you have to swipe your plastic money when you are in the middle of month. It is a story of a butler. A butler with self-conflicts. A butler and his dad. A butler and his master. A butler who has this and that. Was that Simple? As for me , the plotline was simple (as your wish) if, you really master the language. Seriously .Well I still remember the moment when I first entered into one of the Japanese food restaurants I don’t even have a clue on what to pick on and what to eat, however the experience of having it all over again made me master those food. Now I don’t have to think about choosing the menu, as the dishes were on the belt. Take a plate. Have a bite .Pay for it.
There was one aspect that captured my attention when I was reading this material and it was the issue of his real desire versus his self-dignity
Without any doubt, I have believed that Stevens had succeeded in becoming a good butler. His accomplishments were told in every inch and lines of this paper book novel. However, were he really into it? Well as a reader I do believe that the actions taken by him can be considered as his desires, his lusts, and his needs. Everybody has their own interpretation but as for me I am a strong believer of the theory that every man do things that their like instead of what their need. Simple example: They will steadily awake during Euro 2012 but not for Subuh prayer
Well, let’s look at this deeply. There are many example can be taken as consideration when we want to touch about his desire or self-dignity and based on my interpretation, there were two incidents of why I said that he did things to satisfy his own petition
The real Stevens was into Kenton but he had never shown any interest towards her. Most of the comments indicates that he was so ego until he chose the self-dignity over the real desire but I think the other way around. Does he really want her to be his wife? His companion? The queen of his heart? Logically said, Mars needs Venus (and that is why “Mars and Venus” books hit the audiences) and the other way around but I do believe in certain ways that Stevens definition of being happy means: being a butler is certainly his real desire instead of marrying a woman. It is normal for us to settle down at the age of 25 to 30 for females and maybe for males it took more than that. However, according to the Erickson theory, the stages of us being old or mature were not measured by the age but the experience itself. People experience things differently. My lovey-dovey days and my puppy year’s love life starts at the early age of 10 and maybe it goes differently to you and for other as well and I do believe that, there are certain reasons of why he didn’t go cuckoo over Mrs Kenton. Well, not to say that I am good enough in judging people characteristics but as for me again I don’t think that he will make a good father. Seriously say? If I were given chances to rewrite back the story, I will never make these couple say I do. Oh gosh. Believe me, what do you expect from him?
A happy ending love life with Mrs Kenton? Even though I don’t have any life-experience of being somebody’s wife, but I still believe that they won’t make a good couple. Jennifer Aniston is an incredibly talented artist. She used to be a great sit-com actress and her name was highlighted all over the world BUT again, she did follow the norms. Maybe as for her marrying Brad Pitt was a good choice or her so-called-real-desire by that time and bang! Few years later the marriage was in a sack. It is ruined because of not of course the goddess’s angel- Angelina Jolie, but it was reported happened because of Aniston itself. Her past made her like that. She was so unready to have a baby as she was darkened with her past. Caught in the middle and exceptionally said that her father was the one who made her like that. She was believed undergo this kind of traumatic experience where by the desire of having babies ended there. See the relation? Well Steven Is a good man .Indeed he is BUT his past made him stand as him right now and I can conclude that he was influenced by the way of his dad behaving. Marrying a lady? That is a total no.no for him and it is a good action actually. Yes .We can see that by the end of the end of the story, there’s pain behind him, and the sense of guilt and regret was there, but people make mistakes. Choosing not to buy a poppy tote’s bag during coach sale can be something regretful but it gives us no harm.
Do you still remember the moment when he decided on what to wear during the trip? He was thinking on wearing the best suits that he ever had and people think that he did that for the sake of self-dignity? Are you really sure on that? I couldn’t agree on certain point that he is trying to be the best butler as for his name, pride and satisfaction. Stevens might see that the paramount virtue of being a butler means you are able to dress well in certain code and remains professional as possible in any circumstances but personally I think we should put it this way : why do people choose Tag Heuer over Casio “pasar malam” ? The reasons are simple. Some people want the fame,some people want the attraction,but what if you were born as a rich….should you dressed like a pauper or should you behave like ones? Maybe this will be better. When you see your mom dressed beautifully in hand-made songket during any events, would you pick the same materials like her or would u prefer to wear something better or worse?
Stevens was born in a butler family, and he was trained to behave like ones. That is why he behaves such ways. It was his real desire to wear those tailor-made suits and it was an honour for him to dress properly during the trip. We might judge him that way by saying that he was being overreacted as he took things seriously .Be Careful before make any judgement because we might not in his shoes and yes suits might be an awful taste for a guy like him during these millennium years, (My father would definitely choose to wear his shorts, simple shirt and a pair of Birkenstock to travel and a simple shawl and a pair of jeans might be more than enough for my mom AND it is their desire to choose those clothes).but he likes it as he used to it. “how I met your mother” portrayed a millennium Stevens as there was a hot guy-but apparently he is a gay named Barney. Barney wore nothing but suits for every single episode for SEVEN seasons and nobody say a word. Why is that so? As for me, I think that his desire was the drive theory that leads him into choosing his own personal style.
Self-dignity is important, but we ought not to forget that real desire is vital as well. In this story, different perceptions were given and as for me..
I do believe and I still going to believe that the deeds and actions taken by Stevens in "Remains of the day" can be considered as fulfilling his real desire instead of his self-dignity. For man to have a baby is for his self-dignity and pride ,to prove his masculinity and power but to have babies is more than that.
Well, the synopsis might be simple, as simple as choosing your favourite Gucci handbag when you have lots of cash compared to the moments when you have to swipe your plastic money when you are in the middle of month. It is a story of a butler. A butler with self-conflicts. A butler and his dad. A butler and his master. A butler who has this and that. Was that Simple? As for me , the plotline was simple (as your wish) if, you really master the language. Seriously .Well I still remember the moment when I first entered into one of the Japanese food restaurants I don’t even have a clue on what to pick on and what to eat, however the experience of having it all over again made me master those food. Now I don’t have to think about choosing the menu, as the dishes were on the belt. Take a plate. Have a bite .Pay for it.
There was one aspect that captured my attention when I was reading this material and it was the issue of his real desire versus his self-dignity
Without any doubt, I have believed that Stevens had succeeded in becoming a good butler. His accomplishments were told in every inch and lines of this paper book novel. However, were he really into it? Well as a reader I do believe that the actions taken by him can be considered as his desires, his lusts, and his needs. Everybody has their own interpretation but as for me I am a strong believer of the theory that every man do things that their like instead of what their need. Simple example: They will steadily awake during Euro 2012 but not for Subuh prayer
Well, let’s look at this deeply. There are many example can be taken as consideration when we want to touch about his desire or self-dignity and based on my interpretation, there were two incidents of why I said that he did things to satisfy his own petition
The real Stevens was into Kenton but he had never shown any interest towards her. Most of the comments indicates that he was so ego until he chose the self-dignity over the real desire but I think the other way around. Does he really want her to be his wife? His companion? The queen of his heart? Logically said, Mars needs Venus (and that is why “Mars and Venus” books hit the audiences) and the other way around but I do believe in certain ways that Stevens definition of being happy means: being a butler is certainly his real desire instead of marrying a woman. It is normal for us to settle down at the age of 25 to 30 for females and maybe for males it took more than that. However, according to the Erickson theory, the stages of us being old or mature were not measured by the age but the experience itself. People experience things differently. My lovey-dovey days and my puppy year’s love life starts at the early age of 10 and maybe it goes differently to you and for other as well and I do believe that, there are certain reasons of why he didn’t go cuckoo over Mrs Kenton. Well, not to say that I am good enough in judging people characteristics but as for me again I don’t think that he will make a good father. Seriously say? If I were given chances to rewrite back the story, I will never make these couple say I do. Oh gosh. Believe me, what do you expect from him?
A happy ending love life with Mrs Kenton? Even though I don’t have any life-experience of being somebody’s wife, but I still believe that they won’t make a good couple. Jennifer Aniston is an incredibly talented artist. She used to be a great sit-com actress and her name was highlighted all over the world BUT again, she did follow the norms. Maybe as for her marrying Brad Pitt was a good choice or her so-called-real-desire by that time and bang! Few years later the marriage was in a sack. It is ruined because of not of course the goddess’s angel- Angelina Jolie, but it was reported happened because of Aniston itself. Her past made her like that. She was so unready to have a baby as she was darkened with her past. Caught in the middle and exceptionally said that her father was the one who made her like that. She was believed undergo this kind of traumatic experience where by the desire of having babies ended there. See the relation? Well Steven Is a good man .Indeed he is BUT his past made him stand as him right now and I can conclude that he was influenced by the way of his dad behaving. Marrying a lady? That is a total no.no for him and it is a good action actually. Yes .We can see that by the end of the end of the story, there’s pain behind him, and the sense of guilt and regret was there, but people make mistakes. Choosing not to buy a poppy tote’s bag during coach sale can be something regretful but it gives us no harm.
Do you still remember the moment when he decided on what to wear during the trip? He was thinking on wearing the best suits that he ever had and people think that he did that for the sake of self-dignity? Are you really sure on that? I couldn’t agree on certain point that he is trying to be the best butler as for his name, pride and satisfaction. Stevens might see that the paramount virtue of being a butler means you are able to dress well in certain code and remains professional as possible in any circumstances but personally I think we should put it this way : why do people choose Tag Heuer over Casio “pasar malam” ? The reasons are simple. Some people want the fame,some people want the attraction,but what if you were born as a rich….should you dressed like a pauper or should you behave like ones? Maybe this will be better. When you see your mom dressed beautifully in hand-made songket during any events, would you pick the same materials like her or would u prefer to wear something better or worse?
Stevens was born in a butler family, and he was trained to behave like ones. That is why he behaves such ways. It was his real desire to wear those tailor-made suits and it was an honour for him to dress properly during the trip. We might judge him that way by saying that he was being overreacted as he took things seriously .Be Careful before make any judgement because we might not in his shoes and yes suits might be an awful taste for a guy like him during these millennium years, (My father would definitely choose to wear his shorts, simple shirt and a pair of Birkenstock to travel and a simple shawl and a pair of jeans might be more than enough for my mom AND it is their desire to choose those clothes).but he likes it as he used to it. “how I met your mother” portrayed a millennium Stevens as there was a hot guy-but apparently he is a gay named Barney. Barney wore nothing but suits for every single episode for SEVEN seasons and nobody say a word. Why is that so? As for me, I think that his desire was the drive theory that leads him into choosing his own personal style.
Self-dignity is important, but we ought not to forget that real desire is vital as well. In this story, different perceptions were given and as for me..
I do believe and I still going to believe that the deeds and actions taken by Stevens in "Remains of the day" can be considered as fulfilling his real desire instead of his self-dignity. For man to have a baby is for his self-dignity and pride ,to prove his masculinity and power but to have babies is more than that.
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