Those of you who enjoy dry academic criticism are about to have a good night! Below is a paper I wrote about Ian McEwan’s fantastic novel Atonement. If you saw the movie several years ago then you will remember that it is about a little girl who tells a lie that destroys the lives of the people around her. I don’t want to spoil it all (because it was a very good movie made by the talented Joe Wright who is a grown-up and who makes movies for grown-ups), so if you haven’t seen the movie then skip the next post.
If you’re brave enough to press on though, then you should know that the subject of this paper was defining the character of ‘the girl’ in McEwan’s novel.
Oh, and for those of you who enjoy novel adaptations, you will be happy to know that the movie is shockingly true to the book (insofar as it can be given that most of the beauty of the book takes place in the narrative). This green dress is in both:
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