KV 7 Reading log Atonement
Themes (symbol + short explanation)
Chapter / Focalizer Main events and conflicts One sentence each about two
Part different characters
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Briony
In 1935 Briony plans a play called “The Trials of Arabella“for her • insecure/ can`t speak up for herself could • Arabella
brother Leon since he`s coming back. Her cousins are also going • character with strong physical features
not say yes for her own role (p. 13)
1 Briony to stay at their house because of the divorce of their parents. Lola (black hair, pale skin difference to
talks her into being the main character in the play using her hard Lola
Lola`s soft appearnce (p. 14)
time recently as a excuse. Even tho Briony wrote the letter as her • victim mentality to reach her goals easily (p. 14)
being Arabella she can`t deny and gives her the role .
Cecilia is Briony´s older sister. She takes a vase with a historical and emotional
Cecilia
meaning. The vase was given to her Uncle Clem, who helped to save a village and • broken vase
died in World War I. She goes out to fill it with water at the fountain and pick some • distant/ fragile making her more neglecting (p. 26-29)
• has a meaning & is old Uncle Clem / WW1 (p. 22)
2 Cecilia
flowers. There she meets Robbie, a childhood friend and the son of their cleaning
lady. They have a tension are having a conversation about money, since Cecilia`s Robbie • something traitional gets broken hint: disaster about to
father Jack Tallis supports his education. This causes Robbie to misunderstand • open minded finds things to talk about like her books, his
Cecilia`s intention, but he doesn`t make a big deal of it. Finally he wants to help her
happen + Robbie breakinng it (p. 29)
filling the vase, but he breaks ist. So Cecilia takes her clothes off and gets the pieces future (p. 26-29)
out of the fountain. • ambitious wants to study medicine
The twins pee themselves, which is the reason they have to wash Briony
the sheets. Also Lola being mean to Briony. Meanwhile Briony is • outstanding
threatened by the fact that she can`t control the happenings in • observer (p. 38)
3 Briony case of her play. So she leaves and stands by the window catching • insecure/ existential crisis questioning everything (p. 36)
Cecilia taking her clothes off infront of Robbie. She thinks that • childish no experiences (p. 39)
Robbie has bad intentions and wants to harm her sister. She is
• overbearing needs everything under her control (p. 37)
shocked by the situation and fantasizes of herself writing about it.
Paul Marshall arrives at the Tallis family and Cecilia instantly Cecilia • Auntie Venus`s room
starts fantasizing about having a relationship with him. After • caring Briony`s nightmares (p. 44) • dead person`s room
Cecilia spending time with him and her brother Leon she tends to make • insecure / panicking can`t handle Robbie (p. 53) • unused since a long time unfamiliar (p. 48-49)
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4 fun of Marshall with “the look“ because of his body hair. Finally • hint: for Paul Marshall
she finds out that Robbie is also invited, which makes her upset
and her brother curious.
Briony calmly gives up on her play and leav es Lola and the twins Lola
• insecure/ victim trying to keeping it up with an adult like Marshall (p. 59)
at the nursery. Lola decides to look after her and sees Briony at the
• attracted to him „“daddy issues“ / abscent father (p. 60)
waters edge from the window. Coming back she is having a
5 Lola conversation with her brother about living at the Tallis house, which
• vulnerable divorce of her parents (p. 57)
gets emotional and makes Jackson scream the word “divorce“, Paul Marshall
while it is forbidden for them. After Paul Marshall walks in a new • generous compliments, help, chocolate (p. 60 - 62)
conversation starts and he begins to have a Tensiom with Lola. • attacted to his sisters dream: incest (p. 60)
Emily is having a migraine attack and is overthinking about her Emily
past and her children, while listening to sounds in other rooms • water
• identifies with Briony (p. 65) • water, pool, lake, river (p. 67) escaping spot:
like the conversation between Marshall and Lola. She thinks that • overthinking everything Cecilia`s future (p. 65)
Emily Tallis Cecilia is a mess, which will be the reason she won‘t get married calmness, hope, freedom, harmony
6 while she identifies with Briony and her competition with Lola
like she had with her sister Hermione.
Briony spends time at the island temple, which was built in the late 1780‘s.
Briony • the island temple
It‘s old, damaged and useless according to her. She thinks about bad
aspects in her life like Lola and her impact on Briony‘s life while slashing • oppressed bad emotions feels them (p. 74) • old, damaged “useless“ (p. 73)
nettles. After that she fantasizes of herself being the best in sports and going • insecure comparing herself to Lola (p. 74) • another escaping spot: bad emotions
7 Briony to the Berlin Olympics, which includes having admirers like Lola has. As she
• childish waits for something to happen (p. 77)
leaves her daydreaming returning to reality is challenging. So she decides to
stop with it and live things actually in real life. As a result she stands on the
highway waiting for something to happen to her.
94 Atonement Photos (from left to right in the table): Shutterstock.com/KatyaNesterova; Shutterstock.com/RATOCA; Shutterstock.com/Arc Tina;
Shutterstock.com/Drk_Smith; Shutterstock.com/Agnieszka Karpinska; Shutterstock.com/Maryambibi1994
Themes (symbol + short explanation)
Chapter / Focalizer Main events and conflicts One sentence each about two
Part different characters
© 2023 Cornelsen Verlag GmbH, Berlin. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
Nutzung sämtlicher Inhalte nur im Rahmen dieser Vorlage.
Briony
In 1935 Briony plans a play called “The Trials of Arabella“for her • insecure/ can`t speak up for herself could • Arabella
brother Leon since he`s coming back. Her cousins are also going • character with strong physical features
not say yes for her own role (p. 13)
1 Briony to stay at their house because of the divorce of their parents. Lola (black hair, pale skin difference to
talks her into being the main character in the play using her hard Lola
Lola`s soft appearnce (p. 14)
time recently as a excuse. Even tho Briony wrote the letter as her • victim mentality to reach her goals easily (p. 14)
being Arabella she can`t deny and gives her the role .
Cecilia is Briony´s older sister. She takes a vase with a historical and emotional
Cecilia
meaning. The vase was given to her Uncle Clem, who helped to save a village and • broken vase
died in World War I. She goes out to fill it with water at the fountain and pick some • distant/ fragile making her more neglecting (p. 26-29)
• has a meaning & is old Uncle Clem / WW1 (p. 22)
2 Cecilia
flowers. There she meets Robbie, a childhood friend and the son of their cleaning
lady. They have a tension are having a conversation about money, since Cecilia`s Robbie • something traitional gets broken hint: disaster about to
father Jack Tallis supports his education. This causes Robbie to misunderstand • open minded finds things to talk about like her books, his
Cecilia`s intention, but he doesn`t make a big deal of it. Finally he wants to help her
happen + Robbie breakinng it (p. 29)
filling the vase, but he breaks ist. So Cecilia takes her clothes off and gets the pieces future (p. 26-29)
out of the fountain. • ambitious wants to study medicine
The twins pee themselves, which is the reason they have to wash Briony
the sheets. Also Lola being mean to Briony. Meanwhile Briony is • outstanding
threatened by the fact that she can`t control the happenings in • observer (p. 38)
3 Briony case of her play. So she leaves and stands by the window catching • insecure/ existential crisis questioning everything (p. 36)
Cecilia taking her clothes off infront of Robbie. She thinks that • childish no experiences (p. 39)
Robbie has bad intentions and wants to harm her sister. She is
• overbearing needs everything under her control (p. 37)
shocked by the situation and fantasizes of herself writing about it.
Paul Marshall arrives at the Tallis family and Cecilia instantly Cecilia • Auntie Venus`s room
starts fantasizing about having a relationship with him. After • caring Briony`s nightmares (p. 44) • dead person`s room
Cecilia spending time with him and her brother Leon she tends to make • insecure / panicking can`t handle Robbie (p. 53) • unused since a long time unfamiliar (p. 48-49)
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4 fun of Marshall with “the look“ because of his body hair. Finally • hint: for Paul Marshall
she finds out that Robbie is also invited, which makes her upset
and her brother curious.
Briony calmly gives up on her play and leav es Lola and the twins Lola
• insecure/ victim trying to keeping it up with an adult like Marshall (p. 59)
at the nursery. Lola decides to look after her and sees Briony at the
• attracted to him „“daddy issues“ / abscent father (p. 60)
waters edge from the window. Coming back she is having a
5 Lola conversation with her brother about living at the Tallis house, which
• vulnerable divorce of her parents (p. 57)
gets emotional and makes Jackson scream the word “divorce“, Paul Marshall
while it is forbidden for them. After Paul Marshall walks in a new • generous compliments, help, chocolate (p. 60 - 62)
conversation starts and he begins to have a Tensiom with Lola. • attacted to his sisters dream: incest (p. 60)
Emily is having a migraine attack and is overthinking about her Emily
past and her children, while listening to sounds in other rooms • water
• identifies with Briony (p. 65) • water, pool, lake, river (p. 67) escaping spot:
like the conversation between Marshall and Lola. She thinks that • overthinking everything Cecilia`s future (p. 65)
Emily Tallis Cecilia is a mess, which will be the reason she won‘t get married calmness, hope, freedom, harmony
6 while she identifies with Briony and her competition with Lola
like she had with her sister Hermione.
Briony spends time at the island temple, which was built in the late 1780‘s.
Briony • the island temple
It‘s old, damaged and useless according to her. She thinks about bad
aspects in her life like Lola and her impact on Briony‘s life while slashing • oppressed bad emotions feels them (p. 74) • old, damaged “useless“ (p. 73)
nettles. After that she fantasizes of herself being the best in sports and going • insecure comparing herself to Lola (p. 74) • another escaping spot: bad emotions
7 Briony to the Berlin Olympics, which includes having admirers like Lola has. As she
• childish waits for something to happen (p. 77)
leaves her daydreaming returning to reality is challenging. So she decides to
stop with it and live things actually in real life. As a result she stands on the
highway waiting for something to happen to her.
94 Atonement Photos (from left to right in the table): Shutterstock.com/KatyaNesterova; Shutterstock.com/RATOCA; Shutterstock.com/Arc Tina;
Shutterstock.com/Drk_Smith; Shutterstock.com/Agnieszka Karpinska; Shutterstock.com/Maryambibi1994
