Atonement
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Atonement

by

Ian McEwan

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Part 1, Chapter 1
  • Part 1, Chapter 2
  • Part 1, Chapter 3
  • Part 1, Chapter 4
  • Part 1, Chapter 5
  • Part 1, Chapter 6
  • Part 1, Chapter 7
  • Part 1, Chapter 8
  • Part 1, Chapter 9
  • Part 1, Chapter 10
  • Part 1, Chapter 11
  • Part 1, Chapter 12
  • Part 1, Chapter 13
  • Part 1, Chapter 14
  • Part 2
  • Part 3
  • Epilogue
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Perspective Theme Icon
    Perspective
  • Guilt Theme Icon
    Guilt
  • Class Theme Icon
    Class
  • Lost Innocence Theme Icon
    Lost Innocence
  • The Unchangeable Past Theme Icon
    The Unchangeable Past
  • Stories and Literature Theme Icon
    Stories and Literature
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Briony Tallis
  • Robbie Turner
  • Cecilia Tallis
  • Lola Quincey
  • Paul Marshall
  • Emily Tallis
  • Jack Tallis
  • Pierrot and Jackson Quincey
Symbols
  • All Symbols
  • Uncle Clem’s Vase Symbol Icon
    Uncle Clem’s Vase
  • The Trials of Arabella Symbol Icon
    The Trials of Arabella
  • Amo Bars Symbol Icon
    Amo Bars
Lit Devices
  • All Literary Devices
  • Allusions
  • Dramatic Irony
  • Flashbacks
  • Foil
  • Foreshadowing
  • Frame Story
  • Genre
  • Imagery
  • Irony
  • Metaphors
  • Mood
  • Motifs
  • Personification
  • Setting
  • Similes
  • Style
  • Tone
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