Atonement-赎罪

Atonement赎罪Authorintroduction•IanMcEwanhaswrittentwocollectionsofshortstoriesandtennovels,includingtheawardwinningSaturday.Hewonthe1998BookerPrizeforhisnovelAmsterdam.Hehasalsowrittenseveralfilmscripts.Mainstatement•Brionysawsomethinghappened,whichshedidnotwanttoaccept,shecompletelymisconstruesit,withconsequencesthatdramaticallychangedthelivesofCecilia,Robbieandherself.Socialbackground•Britishsocietyhasstrongconceptofclassforhundredsofyears.Althoughtheclassdiscriminationisnotallowedbythelaw.Thefactthat,theBritishsocietyhasseparateintothreeparts:theupper,middleandworkingclass.AndtheclassproblemliesinapartofRobbie.•Hecamefromworking-class,butunderappreciatedbyJack(Cecilia’sfather)andsupportedRobbieforcompletinguniversity.However,Jack’swifewasconservativeintheconceptofclass.SowhenBrionyinsistedRobbiewasrapist,Jack’swifewasslobtodeterminethechargesagainsthimduetohislowposition.PlotsummaryPartone•Thesummerof1935,fromacomfortablewell-offfamiliesoftheBritish13-year-oldgirlBrionyhasjuststartedtryingtowrite.Sheisalreadyanambitiouswriter.ShehopedthathercousinLaura,twincousinandJacksonfamilyget-togethersinherdesignappearontheplay,buttheactorsarenotwilling.Parttwo•Oneday,Brionysecretlyfoundtheservant'sson-RobbieTurnerandhersisterhaveanambiguousrelationship.Later,RobbieasksBrionytodeliveraletterofapologytoCecilia.It’sthewrongletter.Ceciliaeventuallyseesit,butsodoesBriony,whonowperceivesRobbieassexuallydepraved.•UponreadingRobbie’sletter,CeciliarealizesherloveforRobbie,andtheyendupmakingloveinthelibrary.Brionyinterruptsthem,andjealouslyinterpretstheirlovemakingasasexualassaultuponhersister.BrionyisthenconvincedthatRobbieisa“sexfreakandthatshemustprotecthersisterfromhim.Partthree•Brionywithrichimaginationmakesupvariousterriblething.Onenightinaformaldinner,whercousinLaurawasraped.JealousBrionyblamesRobbieastheattacker.Lola,afraidofevenmorehumiliation,letsBrionydothetalking.Thus,regardlessofhersisterCecilia'sprotest,Robbiewasstillinjail.Partfour•Later,WorldWarII,hejoinedalongtimeinFrancetothewar,wherethechaosoftheretreatatDunkirk,andafterward,BrionyfoundthatthepeoplewhorapedhercousinLaurawastheguest.Shewassorepentedforwhatshedone,andhopedtorepairwhatshe’sbrokenfortrainingasanursetohelpsoldiers.Moviereviews•Itisatragedylovestory,thecouplewerediedatlastandhadnochancetolifetogether.AndBrionyhadnoopportunitytogettheforgivenessfromCeciliaandRobbie.SheonlycouldachieveatonementthroughwritinghernovelgivingRobbieandCeciliaalifetogetherduetoherwrong-doingasa“child”.Moviereviews•WhatcausedthefaultofBrionyisduetoherignoranceoflove.SheloveRobbietoo.ButBrionychangedthelovetohatredwhenshesawtheirintimatemoment.Theendingwasbothheartsbreakingandbeautifullywritten.Youleftfeelingsadbutsatisfied.BrionyTallisTheyoungersisterofLeonandCecilia.SheisathirteenyearoldatthebeginningofthenovelandtakespartinsendingRobbieTurnertojailaftershefindsRobbieandCeciliamakingloveinthelibrary.Brionyispartnarrator,partcharacterandweseehertransformationfromchildtowomanasthenovelprogresses.Attheendofthenovel,Brionyhasrealizedherwrong-doingasa“child”anddecidestowritethenoveltofindheratonement.CeciliaTallisThemiddlechildintheTallisfamily,Ceciliahasfalleninlovewithherchildhoodcompanion,RobbieTurner.Afteratenseencounterbythefountain,Robbieandshedon'tspeakuntiltheymeetagainbeforeaformaldinner.Upsetoverthelossofherlove,tojailandwar,shehasalmostnocontactwithherfamilyagain.RobbieTurnerRobbieisthesonofMrs.Turner,wholivesonthegroundsoftheTallishome.HavinggrownupwithLeon,BrionyandCecilia,heknowsthefamilywell.HeattendedCambridgeUniversitywithCeciliaandwhentheycomehomeonbreak,theyfallinlove.ThemesThroughoutthework,thereadercanseethecharacterssearchforatonement.Igavethemhappiness,butIwasnotsoself-servingastoletthemforgiveme,Brionysaysattheendofthenovel.Shedoesnotgrantherselfforgiveness;rather,sheattemptstoearnatonementthroughgivingRobbieandCeciliaalifetogetherinherwriting.•Thankyou