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  1. The last thing Cecilia and Robbie ask Briony to do is try and remember what Danny Hardman was doing that night. Briony responds that Old Hardman was likely telling the truth— Paul Marshall was in fact the one who raped Lola. After Robbie and Cecilia express some doubt, Briony reveals that she has just come from their wedding.

    • Part 1, Chapter 1

      13-year-old Briony Tallis self-importantly prepares for the...

    • Theme Wheel Theme Viz

      How does the Theme Wheel work? Each wedge of the blue ring...

    • Characters

      When Briony’s incrimination of Robbie alienates him from the...

    • Quotes

      It would have suited [Cecilia] better had Briony wept and...

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    • Epilogue

      Robbie and Cecilia didn’t actually live on, after all....

    • Plot Summary

      Briony Tallis is a literary, self-important 13-year-old who...

  2. The vase, whose initial fracture incited Cecilia and Robbie’s intimacy and its subsequent demise, represents their relationship. The fact that the vase is now irreparably broken suggests Cecilia and Robbie are not actually living happily together. A summary of Part Three in Ian McEwan's Atonement. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter ...

  3. In Ian McEwan ’s Atonement, Briony Tallis is a young girl whose lie prevents her older sister Cecilia and childhood friend Robbie from ever fully pursuing their burgeoning romance. Briony is a ...

  4. Even though Robbie was at the fountain with Cecilia, he, like Briony, has trouble interpreting what Cecilia’s actions meant. However, because he is aware of his own connection to Cecilia and has more knowledge of adult relationships than Briony, he understands that Cecilia was likely driven not purely by anger but by something deeper between them.

  5. Part 3, Section 6 Summary. After Paul and Lola’s wedding, Briony is again walking purposefully toward her destination. Along the way she thinks of food, of all the lovely things which she once ...

  6. Atonement: Part 1, Chapter 10. Briony has trouble deciding how she should feel after reading Robbie’s letter to Cecilia. She is convinced that the contradictions she sees in the scenario have ushered her into adult emotion—a consciousness that would improve her writing. Robbie’s letter has introduced an element of threat, and Briony is ...

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  8. Summary: Chapter Eleven. At dinner, the conversation is stilted as Cecilia and Robbie try to avoid each other’s gazes. At one point, Robbie notices that Paul has a scratch on his face. Robbie tries to make conversation about the heat, which startles Pierrot and leads Briony to chastise Robbie. Leon brings up how all the rules seem to change ...