Atonement



** “The beginning of atonement is the sense of its necessity.” **

** Lord Byron **

** //Ian McEwan// **


 * ** Born 21 June 1948, in Aldershot, Hampshire **
 * ** British novelist and screenwriter **
 * ** Childhood spent in East Asia, Germany and North Africa **
 * ** Returns to England at 12 **
 * ** Education: Woolverstone Hall School; the University of Sussex, University of East Anglia **

**Awarded novels**


 * **The Comfort of Strangers (1981) ** [[image:Picture1.png width="269" height="238" align="right"]]
 * **Black Dogs (1992) **
 * **Amsterdam (1998) **
 * **Atonement ( ****2001) **
 * **Saturday (2005) **
 * **On Chesil Beach (2007) **


 * // Book presentation //**

**Main characters**
 * **//Briony Tallis //**-the younger Tallis sister and an aspiring novelist




 * Robbie Turner-son of the Tallis family housekeeper




 * Cecilia Tallis-the elder of the two Tallis sister



 **Plot-structure:**

 Part I- Briony’s perspective



Part II- Robbie’s perspective

<span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;">Part III- Briony’s perspective <span style="color: #008080; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;"> Part IV- Briony’s perspective


 * //<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Themes //**:
 * //<span style="color: #00c9ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;"> Atonement //**



**// Truth vs. Imagination //**



**// War //**



**//<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Love //**



//**<span style="color: #808080; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 140%;">Death **//

<span style="color: #000080; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> //**BOOK TRAILER**// **<span style="color: #ff7000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%;">QUESTIONS: ** <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">1.Which sin did Briony commit? <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">2.How does Briony attempt to atone for her sin? <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">3.Do you consider Briony to be responsible for what happened with Robbie and Cecilia?Explain. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">4.What do you think about the relation between Truth and Imagination?Take into consideration Briony's approach towards both notions. <span style="color: #008080; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 140%;">5.Why do you think that Robbie hid the fact that he was injured?



<span style="color: #800073; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Diana: <span style="color: #800073; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">-presentation of the author->__general facts about the author;__ <span style="color: #800073; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">-presentation of the book->__plot-part II;III;themes;quotes;__ <span style="color: #800073; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">-__trailer;__ <span style="color: #800073; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">-activity->__questions;__

<span style="color: #800073; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Monica: <span style="color: #800073; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">-presentation of the author->__his other writings__ <span style="color: #800073; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">-presentation of the book->__characters;plot-part I;IV;quotes;__ <span style="color: #800073; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">-__trailer__ <span style="color: #800073; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">-activity->__Briony's trial__