Memory is one of major themes running through Kazuo Ishiguro's works. One of such works is The Buried Giant. This study aims to analyze the concept of collective memory in Kazuo Ishiguro's novel The Buried Giant through hermeneutic interpretation and sociological analysis. The results show that this novel links collective memory with individual experience and generational identity, whilst making aging a central element in the exploration of time and history. In the novel, collective memory is seen through the prism of aging. The aging characters serve as a metonymy to convey the image of memory. They find themselves in circumstances broadcasting a horrific story of decline and marginalization of the nation because they cannot access the past and move into the future. They revisit the story of their lives but even though they can recount their losses, they do not seem to be critical neither of their past choices nor of their responsibilities in global conflicts they lived through. In The Buried Giant, the elderly characters are the ones who come to terms with their individual and collective histories to face their remaining years. This is not an idealized vision of wisdom though; rather, it is an acceptance of complicity and guilt. The results can be applied in literary, sociological and historical studies concerning the collective memory of different historical periods. They are of practical value as they contribute to the study of collective memory in literary theory. Also, research on collective memory in literature sheds light on the ways historical events and shared experiences impact human behavior, beliefs, and decision-making processes.

记忆是贯穿石黑一雄作品的一大主题。《被掩埋的巨人》就是这样的作品之一。本研究旨在通过诠释学解释和社会学分析来分析石黑一雄小说《被埋葬的巨人》中的集体记忆概念。结果表明，这部小说将集体记忆与个人经历和代际认同联系起来，同时使衰老成为探索时间和历史的核心要素。在小说中，集体记忆是通过衰老的棱镜来看待的。衰老的人物作为转喻来传达记忆的形象。他们发现自己正处于传播国家衰落和边缘化的可怕故事的境地，因为他们无法了解过去并走向未来。他们重新审视自己的生活故事，但即使他们可以讲述自己的损失，他们似乎既不批评自己过去的选择，也不批评自己在所经历的全球冲突中的责任。在《被掩埋的巨人》中，老年角色接受了个人和集体的历史，面对自己的晚年。但这并不是一个理想化的智慧愿景。相反，这是对共谋和内疚的接受。研究结果可应用于有关不同历史时期集体记忆的文学、社会学和历史研究。它们具有实用价值，因为它们有助于文学理论中集体记忆的研究。此外，对文学中集体记忆的研究揭示了历史事件和共同经历如何影响人类行为、信仰和决策过程。