The Remains of the Day: Comprehensive Guide for AS Level

Set text for:
  • AQA B AS Level
  • Eduqas AS Level

Ishiguro’s quintessentially English story of love, loss, memory and change will have your students questioning: What is dignity? What is greatness? How do we define our purpose? Explore the novel’s fascinating protagonist, compelling themes and rich British context with this thoughtfully thorough guide.

Engage your students! Throughout:
  • debate prompts
  • active learning tasks
  • further reading suggestions
  • key literary and linguistic terms
  • practice essay questions

The pack tackles the key stages of text analysis:

  1. Walk-through
    Thorough section-by-section commentary walks students through each chapter
  2. Drawing it all together
    In-depth discussion of whole text focuses on: characterisation, relationships, genre, themes, attitudes and values, language, form, structure, context, literary approaches
  3. Indicative content
    Supports teaching by ensuring all key areas are covered

Plus! Glossary of key terms ensures full understanding