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All I can say after this section is wow. This story is almost a tragedy with Briony being the tragic hero, but I don't like that word to define her since I believe she is nothing close to a hero. If she was my sister I would slap her, I don't care how bad of a writer she wants to be or how protective she is trying to be of a sister, she is still WRONG. I love how at first when she's asking Lola about who raped her she assumes it's Robbie but she wasn't sure. By the end of the night, the girl has said it so much that she now actually believes he committed the crime. This reminds me of a verbal evolution: The more you say a word, the less likely it will change. Briony is so self-absorbed in her imaginative world that she misreads what is really going on around her, and therefore commits a crime that changes not just her life but the people around her too. The song here is the song that plays in the movie when Robbie is handcuffed and leaves in the police car. It is titled Farewell, because they will be parted and must say good-bye.
Briony already has had trouble between her writing world and reality. I believe it is due to immaturity and loneliness. Cecilia has been away to college and Briony hasn't really had anyone to look up to. She loves her sister but lately she hasn't been around and Briony is fighting for her attention. The rest of her family is just kind of odd, no one is at home usually except for Emily. And she rarely gets out of bed. I think Lola allows Robbie to take the blame because she is too insecure and feels too strongly for Paul. Also Briony is very convincing for being so young, Lola just let her take the reins on the situation. I don't think Briony can atone for this deed, it is too late. If she decided to come clean about it no one would believe her because they figured she would be lying. But that is all Briony does anyway is lie, but the investigators don't know that. Briony is the only "witness" they have, so they kind of have to listen to her story and believe it as best as they can.
Briony already has had trouble between her writing world and reality. I believe it is due to immaturity and loneliness. Cecilia has been away to college and Briony hasn't really had anyone to look up to. She loves her sister but lately she hasn't been around and Briony is fighting for her attention. The rest of her family is just kind of odd, no one is at home usually except for Emily. And she rarely gets out of bed. I think Lola allows Robbie to take the blame because she is too insecure and feels too strongly for Paul. Also Briony is very convincing for being so young, Lola just let her take the reins on the situation. I don't think Briony can atone for this deed, it is too late. If she decided to come clean about it no one would believe her because they figured she would be lying. But that is all Briony does anyway is lie, but the investigators don't know that. Briony is the only "witness" they have, so they kind of have to listen to her story and believe it as best as they can.
"Atonement Soundtrack-Farewell ." YouTube. Web. 12 Jul 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiVebY4ZyBQ>.
Ugh. This just makes me want to cry! I hated that part of the movie... but not as much as I hate Briony! And am I mistaken or does Briony also have a crush on Robbie? Or maybe that was just in the movie. Either way, what she did was so wrong! Ugh!
ReplyDeleteHey, what leads a girl to be so absorbed by the landscape of the fantastic? She seems divorced from reality on several fronts, but why is that? What does it say about her family and surroundings? Also, why does Lola allow it? Furthermore, how can Briony possibly atone for this misdeed? Or is there no need to?
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