KAZUO ISHIGURO’S POETICS THROUGH INNER SILENCE AND PASSIVE PROTAGONISTS
This article examines the core features of Kazuo Ishiguro’s poetics, emphasizing the portrayal of passive characters shaped by silence, emotional distance and fractured memory. Focusing on An Artist of the Floating World, The Burial Giant, and Klara and the Sun, it explores how Ishiguro uses inner inertia to evoke profound poetic expression. His characters whether a retired painter grappling with guilt, a couple losing their shared past, or an artificial being seeking love demonstrate how restraint can express existential depth. Rather than dramatizing conflict, Ishiguro highlights introspection, uncertainty, and human fragility. The study draws on narrative theory and trauma studies to analyze the ways in which his subdued style invites reflection on identity, morality, and memory. Ultimately, Ishiguro’s poetics lie in his ability to turn silence into meaning and passivity into emotional resonance, making his works enduring contributions to contemporary world literature
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