Chapter 13 - The Rape Flashcards
Chap 13 page and
156
What type of narrator
Universal
How does chapter open up ?
“Within the half hour Briony would commit her crime”
Jumping to future
Ironic as there is but briony is wrong about the person
“There was a maniac treading through the night with a dark, unfulfilled heart” and eyes
Briony isn’t a criminal she just wants to protect her sister
“She must first protect her sister “
Who’s POV
Briony
She extensively talks about Robbie as a villain in huge detail - ironic
Her innocence has been removed
“Her childhood had ended”
How is the scene significant for crime
Typical crime setting
“Tumbling dark mass of woods”
160
“Trick of darkness and perspective”
164
Her innocence she’s a child
“ nothing was expected of her , she was a child after all in their eyes”
The crime
“Vertical mass was a figure a person who was now backing away from her and beginning to fade into the darker background of the trees”
Bruonys crime
“I saw him. I saw him” 165 “ it was Robbie wasn’t it!” “It was Robbie” “He was attacking my sister” 167
What is sognicsnt about the revelation of the crime
Lola doesn’t say robbies name
She doesn’t know
Makes briony look more like a criminal
Lola couldn’t see
“I couldn’t actually, I wasn’t able” she’s not guilty yet
Lola victim
“Recovering victim, lost child” 168
But she doesn’t stop briony from sayinf it was to police even tho she’s unsure