Ian McEwan

the text In the novel Atonement by Ian McEwan and the play Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the writers’ use of juxtaposition is used to accomplish a more profound understanding of the internal relationships of the characters and external relationships with the other characters in the texts. Essentially, through the use of juxtaposition, both writers are able to enhance the message of the theme and exemplify character development. In the novel Atonement, McEwan juxtaposes the unique but conflicting

How does Ian McEwan convey Briony in Part One of Atonement? At first glance, Ian McEwan presents Briony Tallis as an innocent child who simply witnessed scenes she did not understand, however what we can actually see, as the novel progresses, is that Briony is an attention seeking, self-absorbed, meddling child whose series of incorrect observations come to wreck Cecilia and Robbie’s lives. We are introduced to Briony Tallis at the very start of the novel, when she is preparing for cousins from

Cecilia is without any doubt one of the main characters of Atonement written by Ian McEwan. He is able to show the reader her passionate, pensive and passive state through her behaviour and attitude in various scenes. Her character is not as deep as Briony's or Robbie's as the reader does not get many chapters in which one can hear her thoughts and feelings. Nevertheless Cecilia's actions say a lot about her; how she took of her her clothes to get to vase manifests her stubborness and well. More

The famous Indian author Faraaz Kazi once said, “All the good times evaporated like naphtha, the moment some air of misconceptions touched it.” Good times are lost in the novel Atonement, by Ian McEwan, due to the misfortunate events involving the main characters ultimately leading to despair and tragedy. The story teller of the novel is a young girl named Briony who lives an egocentric life and has a passion for writing. Her sister Cecilia and a young man named Robbie are star crossed lovers that

Novel: ‘Atonement’ by Ian McEwan Social structures, upper class façades and the meaning of truth are just some of the themes that Ian McEwan reveals in his book, ‘Atonement,’ through the various interrelationships of his characters. The characters and how they relate to each other help us as readers come to a better understanding of our own lives as through the novel we are forced into the tumultuous lives of the wealthy, naive and deceitful. Although this may seem far extreme compared to our

uncontrollable misfortunes in life, there seems to be two main ways to handle it: either ignore it, or face it then and there. Ian McEwan’s Atonement is a prime example of this struggle in dealing with traumatic situations. In Paper One, I stated that McEwan suggests the best way to deal with life’s traumas is to face them head on rather than to completely ignore them. McEwan shows this through the mistakes Briony makes as her innocence misguides her into a divided relationship with her sister Cecilia

In Amsterdam by Ian McEwan the moral choice is not necessarily a conspicuous one. Throughout the novel doing what is moral is clouded by the characters selfishness or what they presume to be selflessness. Friendship, politics and media are typically associated with the more ambiguous areas in life. In Amsterdam, the intricacies of these topics are made even more complex by the Clive Linley’s inward conflicts. The complexities of morality and ambition are revealed through McEwan’s employment of imagery

The word atonement means "reparation for an offense or injury" (Merriam Webster Dictionary). This word is the title of Ian McEwan's best known novel, Atonement. This novel is quite literally, "a story of sin and atonement" (Merriam Webster Dictionary). Set during WWII, Atonement follows the life of main protagonist Briony. The novel begins when Briony is thirteen years old and witnesses a flirtation between her older sister Cecilia, and son of a household servant, Robbie Turner. Briony's young mind

think about how their actions will affect those closest to them. Briony Tallis is a prime example of this; she wants justice to be served for a story that is made up in her head and she does not realize the toll it will take on those around her. In Ian McEwan’s Atonement, Briony’s wandering imagination leads her to seek a fictional justice that causes people around her to suffer while the truth remains hidden; although she later tries to amend her wrongdoings, the damage has already been done and

How does Ian McEwan use intertextuality in his novel 'Atonement'? Ian McEwan's novel Atonement is a story about two lovers separated by the second World War, although published 60 years after the fact in the year 2001. The story is a postmodern novel that features an unreliable narrator, the protagonist Briony, and therefore the entirety of the novel is questionable. Uses of other texts within Atonement aid in the foreshadowing of the story as well as developing an understanding of the plot as well