Pages 102-131
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| White is the color of innocence. |
This section is composed of two chapters, these two chapters show the loss of innocence for both Briony and Cecilia. This is a very dramatic part of the book, it is almost climatic. I looked up a symbol for the innocence and the color white came up. It is a great representation because of Brides. They wear white to show their innocence and purity. The loss of innocence for the two sisters however are different. For Briony, "The very complexity of her feelings confirmed Briony in her view that she was entering an arena of adult emotion and dissembling from which her writing was bound to benefit." This states that she is moving on into a chaotic world leaving back a childish way of life. This also foreshadows a major conflict of Briony between Robbie's & Cecilia's relationship.The book talks of her maybe going to the police about it, but nothing has happened yet due to the dinner party. Of course, the reason why Cecilia lost her innocence is pretty obvious, her relationship with Robbie is pretty "blossoming". I've noticed that the author creates many ironic moments in this novel. A great example of dramatic irony was when Leon said "Briony's hotheaded decision. On a cooler day we'd be in the library watching the theatricals now." (page 122) This made me crack up because unlike Leon, we know that there were some pretty good theatricals going on right before the dinner.
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