I just finished reading Kazuo Ishiguro's "The remains of the day" which portrayed the life of an over-loyal butler who devotes all his life to his lord, and rea

I just finished reading Kazuo Ishiguro's "The remains of the day" which portrayed the life of an over-loyal butler who devotes all his life to his lord, and realizes at the end that he's lost all his personal life along the way. Such was the life for a lot of of the people living in the feudal period - a servant's life fully devoted to your master, without questioning right or wrong.