Willam's relationship with his son suffers greatly because of this devout dedication to work.
The Question and Answer section for The Remains of the Day is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Willam's relationship with his son suffers greatly because of this devout dedication to work.
Stevens returns to the definition of a 'great' butler as determined by the Hayes Society - namely the butler must be a member of a 'distinguished' household. Stevens says his generation has a much more idealistic view of this...
I don't recall he was embarrassed, of the hall itself, at least in the movie version.