atonement Flashcards

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atonement, type of text

-his thoughts …. …… ……

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-his thoughts warmed the water

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atonement, type of text

-there was a ……., but there were also …….

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-there was a crime, but there were also lovers

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atonement, justice

-“How can a …… achieve ……”

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“How can a novelist achieve atonement?”

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atonement, justice

-“I gave them………”

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-“I gave them happiness”

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atonement, comment on society

-“They knew that the ……. were ………”

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-“They knew that the newspapers were momentous.”

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atonement comment on society

-“It was a ……. face but his ……. was …….”

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-“It was a cruel face but his manner was pleasant.”

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atonement plotting

-………… …… her

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-“closely watching her”

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atonement plotting

-“He’s a …….. maniac”

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-“he’s a sex maniac”

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type of text

-“a world could be made in ….. …..”

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-“a world could be made in five pages.”

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importance of writing

-“the world, not one she could make, but the one that …. …. …”

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-“the world, not one she could make but the one that had made her.”

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criminals, guilt

-“It was wrong to ….. ….. ….., but it was right to know …….”

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-“It was wrong to open people’s letters, but it was right to know everything.”

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victims, nature of criminals

-“This would not be the first time (Cecilia) had …….. Briony from self-……..”

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-“This would not be the first time (Cecilia) had rescued Briony from self-destruction.”

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  • nature of criminal, guilt and remorse

- “she was entering an arena of …… ……”

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-“she was entering an arena of adult emotion.”

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nature of criminal

-“….. …..’ he said softly. ‘You’ve got to ….. ….’”

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-“‘Bite it’, he said softly. ‘You’ve got to bite it.”

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moral purpose

-“Poor darling Briony, the …… little thing.”

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-“Poor darling Briony, the softest little thing.”

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structural patterning

-“she did not doubt that her sister was in some way ……. and would need ….. …..”

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-“she did not doubt that her sister was in some way threatened and would need her help.”

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  • love, victims

- “it was a feeling as pure as …..”

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-“it was a feeling as pure as love.”

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  • nature of criminals, moral ambiguity

- “marched into a ……. of her own construction.”

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-“marched into a labyrinth of her own construction.”

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setting

-“any ……., could not conceal the ……….. of the Tallis household.”

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-“any light, could not conceal the ugliness of the Tallis household.”

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power of writing ‘it wasn’t only wickedness and scheming that made people unhappy…..

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it was confusion and misunderstanding’

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power of writing, guilt “she was ginger-haired and freckled, which made Briony …….. …..”

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she was ginger haired and freckled, which made Briony automatically wary

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guilt, creation of criminal “she could hardly feel …… …. ……..”

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“she could hardly feel sorry for herself”