July 8, 2011
pages 27-51
I really like the chemistry of Robbie and Cecilia. Pages 27, 28,29 were all about the breaking of the very expensive vase her dead uncle got many years ago. The vase is a symbol of the wealth the Tallis family has, but when the vase breaks it foreshadows the family showing that soon it is going to break into pieces just like the vase. Also, when Cecilia takes of her clothes and heads into the water, it shows that she is not the same person Robbie remembered from before they went to college. Although they went to the same university they were from different circles and barely talked to each other. Like in college, the two are in different circles in society, and I think that is why they have kept their love secret from their families. I do believe this is a love story, but it is also about rank and society. If it was just a love story then, Robbie and Cecilia would probably already be together, but it is "class and societal expectations" that are keeping them apart. I can't see either characters changing. It seems they are stuck in their ways and don't intend on changing anything except their relationship status.
"Atonement OST- Briony." YouTube. Web. 8 Jul 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6cmHY1XMZI.
So how does this commentary about acting against our inclination and education provide insight into our author's possible theme? Is the author trying to simply weave a story of forbidden love or is he making a commentary about class and societal expectations. Remember you should always push past summary and initial feeling towards reaching a comment about the overarching meaning in a work. Once you have that meaning you should be able to back track and evidence for that meeting. Do you think these fine characters will change?
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