Ian McEwan I an McEwan was born on 21 June 1948 in Aldershot England He was awarded a CBE in 2000 Studied University of Sussex University of East Anglia C ontext Part 2 of Atonement then takes place in the countryside of France during the years of World War II 1940 to be mor ID: 624568
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By
Simran NagraSlide2
Ian McEwan
I
an McEwan was born on 21 June 1948 in Aldershot, England.
He
was awarded a CBE in 2000
Studied:
University of Sussex
University of East Anglia.Slide3
ContextPart 2, of Atonement, then takes place in the countryside of France during the years of World War II, 1940 to be more specific.
Part
3 takes place in the same year, but the focus has been shifted to London. Hospitals in London
helped the wounded
soldiers of the war.
1935 Surrey was famous for manufacturing gunpowder and automobiles. Surrey is a wealthy part of Britain where there are many estates and mansions.
Part 1 of the novel also mentions Cambridge University.Slide4
Form and Genre
Atonement
is a prose, novel that is set during WW2, therefore it is historical fiction in a metafictional novel that makes
you aware that you are reading a book. We discover at the end that part of the book we have been reading is actually Briony's book. Part of the book is supposed to have been written by one of the
characters.
Atonement
can be called a postmodern novel simply because it was written in the postmodern period.
Atonement
is
a romance as it is largely about Robbie and Cecilia's relationship and is a work of a realist novel as it intends
to tell a story that is firmly set in the real world and which could possibly have
happened.
Briony is a homodiegetic narrator as she
knows all the parts of the story, and is part of the
narrative. She explains part of the novel that she could not possibly be present for, for instance at war with Robby traveling through France. Slide5
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Misperception
/
Misinterpretation
Innocence/Naivety
Atonement/Forgiveness
Consciousness
Power of the Author
“It wasn't only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy, it was confusion and misunderstanding; above all, it was the failure to grasp the simple truth that other people are as real as you.”