43 pages • 1 hour read
Ian McEwanAtonement
Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2001A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
1.
Compare and contrast Briony’s character as a young girl and an old woman. How do these different versions of her differ? In what ways are they similar?
2.
How does the search for atonement function as a motivation in the novel? In your view, is Briony’s novel enough to atone for the past?
3.
Robbie and Paul are very different. In what ways do they function as doubles or opposite versions of one another?
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