‘The Lessons of “Weymouth” Homodiegesis, Unreliabllity, Ethics, and The Remains of the Day ‘James Phelan and Mary Patricla Martin ‘Dh exuay propos 0 reve one concipt of asl araoogy, ws rei homodigeic nation, aed to se tha revision o part of plore of au hat hae rant become prominent mara tie studs the eth of reading. Te ey method each recwsive lationship betwen is taoretcl mestpation ad Kazuo akigura The Remains ofthe Day, approaching te nari rough theese provided by thy but remaining ope to may i which Be rari eu reins fhe ary that ay arn prvi far the amination ofthe nara Wh he fesse, mela hmadigtcnarton me suggest that hig native leads ut 2 thee important revisions of the cise apr: With ay character nara, he ean be ‘ween the character fection ond the nara fartons may not lays Be eels ad hus, we cant abe infra nator liatiliy or ea o the Base of what we er about hs or er character (2) Umeliiyoxurs nous alg the xe offs vent and yalueshdgmns bul aio along the ae of knowledge) orapton. (3) By tenn to ove log ths the anand (0 the kind of reader civ easy evokes, we tings iferent pes. Our xonony inte tb hers way fre ing our pecpion of vny complex phenomenon rather then & way af making naeaiecnform ta predetermined rif there clpossiies With the second isu, dhe ethics of reading, we dep andl nie am appro to what we cl “tial posting” tr that ees bodo she ways which narrate tig and tract pos ‘on hypothe! ucionces in relation tthe nari a the ys in which individual eadesineialy rea from pari postion. ‘his approach leads ue argo that while text ives parca The Lessons of Weymouth” 189 tical sponses rough he ig it sends tits thoi aioe, ur invidualehical sponses wl depend on he nteiction of se invitacion with our own partilar ales and bt We sate this pon sro he anal of ur own escent abou the ap Prpriate ethical respons 0 ibguo Stevens the ery lima of is 1. Weymouth’: Claims and Contexts In “Weymouth: the final installment of Kez Ishiguro’ The Renin of he ‘ag. an elderly ber named Stevens ecouts the eimacie moments of his ‘a, a nara station in which the fale distinction between expec cing and narrating is especialy relevant. As expeiecg-, Stevens 0 ‘ercome by commingled flings of love and ls, recognition and rete that hit heart reas. As narating, Stevens so compleny elle and are able that Ishiguro places the suthoril aden” na vey hallenging ethic poston, Furthermore, Stevessnaration 4 richly layered tha asc ‘aratology’s account of unelbilty cannot do either hor shigurojstie Indeod, daring “Weymouth igo del and uncbtrasvely fete lesan Insophisicated homadigei and relation to the ethic of ead, eon thathisaudence neds 2 come ee 1 register in onder t fel the depth and ppomerof Stevens experience. In hit awe sal ek to unpack the devas ‘ofthat lesion paying lose attention to how hire’ technlgue guides out nfrencing, where leaves ws o our own devices, ad how beth the dance nd thefeedom fect our ethical engagement with Steves hig son willed us to consider two new theoreti model (0) compechensve the {orkcly based account of unreal and (2) ahetrzl approach otic ‘tlm tht inks matters form and weenie to the espones no jst of| ‘the suthorial audience bat als to eth-and-blood readers? 2. Rellably Reading the Unreliable Stevens: ‘Almost four decades ag, in bis 198 study The Retr of Fiction, Wayne C Booth gaves name othe naratar whose word cannot be ikem stsight when he inroduced what as eometoe one ofthe mot widely invoked distinctions ‘ofc parratology:2nareatris "lal" Booth wie, "when he speaks {arora in azcord withthe norms ofthe werk which eto say the plied suthors noms) amelie when be does 8" (9818-59), Booth eon to ‘aplaio that anarator may be wreiable abut either as (he ax of evens) oe values ihe nif eis) and a describe he special communication thecommnionaeven.- deep collision” (307)—between implied autor and ‘linc that oes on behind an urelie narators ck, Since 198, nae Tethers hve engaged in some dette about the meaningand wens of theterm “pled thor" apart and parcel of abortions andcetnements of oot work anders hae condaced extensive debates abou thereshilty ‘rindi! naretors sac as Nelly Dean, Nik Caraway, Matto, and the oven The Tr ofthe Soe Sing. however, here has een vitally Eordchate about the efcncy ofthe elableuaelible isinton ite and no onpreheavesecountof te ate of srl? Learning the sons ‘Weymouth wilinvole reexaining bot the dsnction andthe ate of n- Tela, uti we shou lost the fa installment of Stevens nation ‘hin the over shape und tection of Te Remain of th Do. ‘Steven tells the sory of his trip inthe surer of 1956 fom Dasingron Hall ncnstern England tothe West County, where he meets wit i format ovwoter, Miss Kenton, who bas receny wren to him in some distress tout her turiage Severs as ben avin ere prblems wit his new ah ffx Darngton Hal and he eds in Miss Kenton’ eter asi to earn ‘herald pos and thos. lation to bistafing problems. hiro aeanges ‘Steven's aration ino eght tint installment tat recount the succes tents of his rp each act of areton except “The Prolog” and “Wey ‘how also lea Sevens nto memories of hs more distant ps. This ‘Rgemcnt means tha Steves arate cach nsallment from seen ct ‘uth erly an emotional, cae hose memories Stevens almost n- tnitngly conducts an examination of ise More specifically the at of a Tringleas Sevens toceflet on key moment his, on histhre sigan ‘eatshie wih ters athe, Lord Daagten and Mis Kenton ~and ‘nthe vo main deals that have consistently guided his behav) ret ue abvae acta with digoty and (2) a baie’ greatness depends 09 loyal service wo dtingihed household Acting wih digit means abeays ‘roasingia comtalofa situation aad one'semotions, never giving way 1090 Towle yp neve Iter or metaphorically “removing oa¢® otk qpglin pbc” (990, 210), Loyal service to 3 distinguished houshold means ‘itng tobe pt ofthe get arf the world through serie to one i tinged employer. Ar Stevens moves, mile by mil, yb day, and naratve {evliment by trative illest toward bis meting with Mis Kenton, be ‘Shows termite sigs of ego the deficiencies of his ides Tris the meting ive hat leads him simultaneously to recogize and to eget jst how seriously mistaken bis ideals have been and how much be he folly mcied for them, Iehigur’ difcl tak i o communi ‘Ste the prcheogial comple, emotion chnes and ec! diiulty 3 ee a of stra iat elton by mean of Stegner cet Cfenurelablenaratin Pat ofur purpose show hw wel ected! Tain evens ing wh Mis etn oe), ars sot nih he docs not wate er to Dag Hal ta at he tet cel "etraed home ad at] Me Be fd ben wry eed fo saree” (25) Seve commen: 1am var ft hat sh tert ee aya fy baie and sold ae dea od ot ae ea jg te es rat hati eyo ight cl prt ren eat Senge syncope ot re ag pte De tg a nay ea Reso tonne cig tneowr te mate nda ia eng ein oe eg tech wating ln wench 303, “ha ponte cof eal ae: hl, ga sng el Sr neon a ‘rae be conan Dt epg te poh fa ‘gtd a nla sunsyepale on ntetg “That epponh wos hve tat ar top) determine trovgh eee ‘rks pag onthe large ce of th sat ucla ci: pny he Kd of stlabiy =a ts aes oo Gn nab ieee aboot the maar ce ft inde citi exe ogg ante sa testo eine Terman pole aie in tp 3, “i cen ova inant of Sve aration hae cay indeed thatthe es hve leat preston on Cling sot the a fh Keegstra, feront net Inet he etal andes gnostic probe Sl pepe: cel pert ris jena interest nding cao Iie Reto nd aout, Rr ew nh a ta Stents prin Mis Ks "cog in] ore hae mas * inde not fife ce rosin eos ta ‘hte ht one he sd ths ea bes hoping thon seaming to irc hy nl eg een Mere ans end one ot fe re deo Orta pt he pit soaher way. the age lal fr tg the ben vd grr Rega cnet ah hn coil ay are cpg ar yng toe thumb oestrous abe bags thecnplentyothe pagemica car aritenaee amy amen Ler cipeprt tn eens on eg hs chin bate hi lote iunchctanaeatieer meen mana ceetsmitnanatremn tt The Lessons of Weymouth 198 to conclude tat there i sigalficnt ination inthe andar approach, 2 Tinittion connected with ite are to elie an mpertant point ebouthomo- , Conmenog nS Di Serr pe eS ot a npn tte sce srr haly pens ‘ther than aneuehful” (1997, 197). = fra pelt a rts port hn hy kaw nc srton cy tng er ng he rf eet mie eng on evn ae phox to of he bpp at a secrortenerrs oan Bate Sutgs trol odin cre It ndereyoring cece +. both eodRentn webinar saci crt put ns horace bern ono eg ‘Sern tan Te chen prt pe cine pt ‘remot halen neve helt eis ‘rin tin comatose a Ripercoeniat tint toy ego! han Aen, ‘tena nl quer aan ad ay wh gad heen ‘Teh pl Seite he al mnt ui po fvving canon a ie nwa nome? ow tepenpcine wens irr wien thes anc cre octobre canine er ‘dct ran i sehr yf ing raion ‘rien bath he pve ed i of dna cnet pes SOCEM neta seNdean fp melon ee ‘Shes cpcy or decipien ef eel pls an ner eng ‘he py te tte reir agora er ne cai phon ane re in Paleo econ Tt cen: dire tren ey Reo of ‘etna fae nat ene n tober ef ean et ‘acelin tron rat meen mye “Tropes otra ey mach cre secede cw eaer ckeseanes Ite lds oth eden rete ne "Scorcher etal ong byte edt horn