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ATONEMENT----byIanMcEwan08英语2班张丽梅唐钊霜牙美莹徐润桃吴蝉栖.AboutTheAuthor.SummaryofAtonement.Characteranalysis.TherelationshipwithBible.Guidancetoreading.ThefilmAtonementAboutTheAuthorName:IanRussellMcEwanBorn:21June1948(age62)Occupation:Author,screenwriterNationality:BritishCareerPeriod:1975–presentGenres流派:RecenthistoryMcEwanisoneofBritain‘smosthighlyregardedwriters.In2008,TheTimesnamedhimthelistof“The50greatestBritishwriterssince1945”.McEwanhasbeennominatedfortheManBookerprizesixtimestodate.HewasdrewcomparisonstoBritishromanticwriterslikeJaneAustenandEmilyBronte,butIan’ssubjectmatterisdarkerthanthosenovels.Heisgoodatusingsharpandsmoothstyleofwritingtodescribethefearanduneasyinthecontemporarysociety,discusstheproblemsofviolence,deathandsex.Manyoftheworkshascalled“blackcomedy”黑色喜剧•Novels•*FirstLove,LastRites《先爱后礼》1975•*TheCementGarden《水泥花园》(1978)•*TheComfortofStrangers《陌生人的慰藉(1981)•*TheChildinTime《时间中的孩子》(1987)•*EnduringLove《爱无可忍》(1997)•*Amsterdan《阿姆斯特丹》(1998)•*Atonement《赎罪》(2001)•*Saturday《星期六》(2005)•*OnChesilBeach《切西尔海滩》(2007)•*Solar《阳光》(2010)SomefamousworkSummaryofAtonementPart1Inthesummerof1935,thirteen-year-oldBrionyTallisisalreadyanambitiouswriter.Briony‘ssister,CeciliaTallis,hasreturnedhomefromcollege.Sheistryingtoshowherconfusedfeelingstowardsthecharlady(打工女佣)’ssonandherchildhoodfriend,RobbieTurner.AfterBrionywitnessedtheensuingmomentofsexualtensionfromanupstairsbedroomandisconfusedastoitsmeaning.RobbiewantstowritealettertoCeciliatoapologiseforhisbehaviouratthefountain.Heindicatesthathealsofeelsawkwardaroundher,Althoughhethenwritesanotherversionofit,itisthefirstthatisaccidentallydeliveredtoCeciliaviaBriony,BrionyisthenconvincedthatRobbieisa“maniac“(变态狂)andthatshemustprotecthersisterCeciliafromhim.UponreadingRobbie’sletter,CeciliarealisesherloveforRobbie,andtheyendupmakingloveinthelibrary.Brionyinterruptsthem,andinterpretstheirlovemakingasasexualassaultuponhersister.Duringdinner,Briony’scousinLolaismissing.ItisaconincidencethatBrionycomesacrossLolabeingrapedbyanunknownattacker.BrionyconvincesherselfthatshesawRobbie–itfitsperfectlyinherpictureofhimasamaniac.Thepolicearrivetoinvestigate,andwhenRobbiearriveswiththerescuedtwins,heisarrestedsolelyonthebasisofBriony'stestimony.Part2TheSecondWorldWarhasstartedandRobbiehasspentthreeyearsinprison.Heisreleasedontheconditionofenlistmentinthearmy.Ceciliahasbecomeanurseandhascutoffallcontactwithherfamily.RobbieandCeciliahaveonlybeenincontactbyletter.InFrance,thewarisgoingbadlyandthearmyisretreatingtoDunkirk(Dunkirkevacuation敦刻尔克大撤退).Attheend,RobbiefallsasleepinDunkirk,onedaybeforethewar.Part3BrionyhasrefusedherplaceatCambridge,andinsteadisatraineenurseinLondon.Shehasrealizedthefullextentofhercrime–statingafalsetestimonyandmoreimportantlytheimpactithad–andnowremembersitwasPaulMarshall,Leon’sfriend,whoshesawrapingLola.BrionyattendstheweddingofhercousinLolaandPaulMarshallbeforefinallyvisitingCecilia.Shepromisesthemtobeginthelegalprocedures法定程序neededtoexonerate使免罪Robbie,eventhoughPaulMarshallwillneverbeheldresponsibleforhiscrimebecauseofhismarriagetoLola,hisvictim.Part4Thefourthsection,titledLondon1999,ItisrevealedthatBrionyistheauthoroftheprecedingsectionsofthenovel.AlthoughCeciliaandRobbiearereunitedinBriony’snovel,theywereneverreunitedinreality:RobbieTurnerdiedofhisinjuryonthebeachesofDunkirk,andCeciliawaskilledbythebombConclusion&ThemeTheconclusionthatBrionyreachesisthatanauthorcannotachieveatonementthroughanovel:theauthorplaystheroleofGodinhernovel,shedetermineshercharacters'fatesandthereforecanalterthemasshelikes.Butaboveall,shewantedtogiveRobbieandCeciliatheirhappinessbybeingtogether.Sincetheycouldnothavethetimetogethertheysomuchlongedforinreality,Brionywantedtogiveittothematleastinhernovelinordertoatonement.CharacteranalysisBrionyTallis–anaspiringwriter.SheisathirteenyearoldatthebeginningofthenovelandtakespartinsendingRobbieTurnertojailaftershefindsRobbieandCeciliamakingloveinthelibrary.CeciliaTallis–Briony’seldersister.Shefalleninlovewithherchildhoodcompanion,RobbieTurner.Upsetoverthelossofherlove,tojailandwar,shehasalmostnocontactwithherfamilyagainandsheisthetragicroleRobbieTurner–isthesonofCecilia’smaid,whohavinggrownupwithBrionyandCecilia,theyfallinlovebutarrestedbymisunderstandofBriony.Lola–isafifteenyearoldgirlwhoisBriony,Cecilia’scousin.PaulMarshall–AfriendofLeon's,whorapesLolaandsomeyearslater,marriesher.Thebornofhumanisasin,menliveinordertopaybackhiswholelife’sdebts,andatoneforhiscrimes.TherelationshipwithBibleGenerallyspeaking,AtonementintheBibleistoclearawaytheirguiltbysomespecialways,inordertogainliberationofphysicalormentalandfreethemselves.Wholestory---ThelastsupperBriony---Judas犹大Cecilia---JusesThesceneofDunkirkevacuation---Noah’sark诺亚方舟The13thBed---The13thseatofJudasGuidancetoreadingThebookhasthemanylayersofinterpretationthatitoffers–itispossibletolookdeeperanddeeperatthemetaphorsandstructuresthatauthoruses,butthestoryitselfisfairlystraightforward.Ifyoustartreadingitandhavetroublefollowing,tryfirstreadingaplotsynopsis(剧情简介),soyoudon‘thavetothinktoomuchabo