Atonement Chapter 1 Summary
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Throughout the readings of Atonement written by Ian McEwan we have learned a lot about all the characters. Chapter twelve though gives us insight on Emily Tallis. The twins still missing and Emily debates calling the police. Emily sees the scratch's and bruises on Lola's face and Paul Marshall's scratch on his cheek and finds this "rather shocking, given that it was inflicted by little boys" (Ewan 137). Emily turns to think about the selfish, attention-seeking acts that her sister Hermione has made by abandoning her children, Lola, Jackson, and Pierrot; this halting her attention on Lola's scratch's and bruises. Emily has a memory of looing through Jack Tallis's file's in the den as he slept, and she found a file that implies …show more content…
As she walks towards the lake she sees an image she mistakes for a bush or tree, she actually had witness was two people. She hears Lola call out for her, Briony approached Lola and immediately tries calming her down. It was clear that Lola had been assaulted, this gave perfect opportunity to Briony to put the blame on Robbie. Lola had denied the accusation on Robbie because she had not seen who it was and Lola states she was attacked from behind but Briony was convicted because she knew Robbie. Explaining the sense in the Library of Robbie and Cecilia to Lola, this was how she knew it had to have been him. Briony tells Lola they should return to the house and Lola is not able to move, Leon and Cecilia appear on the bridge. Leon carries Lola back to the Tallis home without questioning what had happened. As returning to the house they find Briony telling the tale of what she "knows" happened. Leading us to chapter fourteen where the interviews …show more content…
Though understand the flashback Robbie had of when he taught her to swim and she had pretended to drown because she challenged his love for her, in thinking that if he saved her he loved her as she loved him which was misunderstood in the mind of a ten year old searching for love. I believe it is looked at by Cecilia as a better situation that Robbie is serving in the Army at war rather then being in the British prison, I see Robbie also feels this way. Which would confuse me if true because prison is a safer place then war, yet again maybe it is better then being in a building with many limits. I am very curious of what happened to the twins, since the search party had returned and Robbie had been accused not much had been mentioned of Jackson and Pierrot. It stuck out to me that Paul Marshall was so nervous and anxious to the news of Robbie assaulting Lola. Which makes me think that is it possible that Paul Marshall had committed the assault on Lola considering the fact that Lola had already been covered in bruises and scratches supposedly left by the twins but Paul had a scratch upon his face a well. This observation makes me look that much closer and who Paul really is. Why did Paul enter after everyone else when the detectives where there. I understand the withdrawal of Cecilia from her family, she is hurt and angry. I am anxious myself to continue
Throughout the readings of Atonement written by Ian McEwan we have learned a lot about all the characters. Chapter twelve though gives us insight on Emily Tallis. The twins still missing and Emily debates calling the police. Emily sees the scratch's and bruises on Lola's face and Paul Marshall's scratch on his cheek and finds this "rather shocking, given that it was inflicted by little boys" (Ewan 137). Emily turns to think about the selfish, attention-seeking acts that her sister Hermione has made by abandoning her children, Lola, Jackson, and Pierrot; this halting her attention on Lola's scratch's and bruises. Emily has a memory of looing through Jack Tallis's file's in the den as he slept, and she found a file that implies …show more content…
As she walks towards the lake she sees an image she mistakes for a bush or tree, she actually had witness was two people. She hears Lola call out for her, Briony approached Lola and immediately tries calming her down. It was clear that Lola had been assaulted, this gave perfect opportunity to Briony to put the blame on Robbie. Lola had denied the accusation on Robbie because she had not seen who it was and Lola states she was attacked from behind but Briony was convicted because she knew Robbie. Explaining the sense in the Library of Robbie and Cecilia to Lola, this was how she knew it had to have been him. Briony tells Lola they should return to the house and Lola is not able to move, Leon and Cecilia appear on the bridge. Leon carries Lola back to the Tallis home without questioning what had happened. As returning to the house they find Briony telling the tale of what she "knows" happened. Leading us to chapter fourteen where the interviews …show more content…
Though understand the flashback Robbie had of when he taught her to swim and she had pretended to drown because she challenged his love for her, in thinking that if he saved her he loved her as she loved him which was misunderstood in the mind of a ten year old searching for love. I believe it is looked at by Cecilia as a better situation that Robbie is serving in the Army at war rather then being in the British prison, I see Robbie also feels this way. Which would confuse me if true because prison is a safer place then war, yet again maybe it is better then being in a building with many limits. I am very curious of what happened to the twins, since the search party had returned and Robbie had been accused not much had been mentioned of Jackson and Pierrot. It stuck out to me that Paul Marshall was so nervous and anxious to the news of Robbie assaulting Lola. Which makes me think that is it possible that Paul Marshall had committed the assault on Lola considering the fact that Lola had already been covered in bruises and scratches supposedly left by the twins but Paul had a scratch upon his face a well. This observation makes me look that much closer and who Paul really is. Why did Paul enter after everyone else when the detectives where there. I understand the withdrawal of Cecilia from her family, she is hurt and angry. I am anxious myself to continue