Character Analysis (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards
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Briony's dual role in Atonement
Briony's dual role in Atonement
Both protagonist and antagonist
Literary device Briony embodies
Literary device Briony embodies
Unreliable narrator
Destructive quality in Briony's character
Destructive quality in Briony's character
Her innocence itself
Cecilia's radical choice after accusation
Cecilia's radical choice after accusation
Breaks from family entirely, maintains loyalty to Robbie
Robbie Turner's social position
Robbie Turner's social position
Socially mobile, dependent on upper-class patronage
Lola Quincey's actual attacker
Lola Quincey's actual attacker
Paul Marshall
What Paul Marshall represents thematically
What Paul Marshall represents thematically
Unchecked privilege and moral ambiguity
Emily Tallis's approach to uncomfortable truths
Emily Tallis's approach to uncomfortable truths
Likes to fold away the truth
Effect of Lola's marriage to Paul
Effect of Lola's marriage to Paul
Silences her (wives cannot testify against husbands)
3 dimensions for analysing Atonement characters
3 dimensions for analysing Atonement characters
Individual psychology, relationships, thematic function