![]() Second, it shows Stevens being exposed to 2 new perspectives on "dignity," neither of which entails the extreme emotional constriction central to Stevens's view of it. It's no accident that after that evening's festivities, he recalls that horrible incident when Darlington and his cronies made a mockery of Stevens to his face. And although Stevens says he was made extremely uncomfortable by the villagers' misunderstanding his social status, I think he secretly enjoyed being thought a very important person-someone who had met Churchill and Eden and Halifax. We hadn't seen that before, because he seemed to take such pride in trying to be the best possible member of his "profession." The Dr's question showed that he saw through what the villagers appeared not to-that Stevens wasn't of the aristocratic class. Most obviously, it showed Stevens suffering from the British class distinctions. We hadn't seen that befor …more I found it significant in a number of ways. ![]() ![]() Janet Landman I found it significant in a number of ways. ![]()
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