Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Flashcards

Fragility & irreversibility of human existence

Briony's impossible atonement, no light at end

Ritualistic, eternal loop of self-torture

Briony's self-entrapment in her own narrative

Failure to grasp others are as alive as herself

Tragic irony before arrest, shatters his future

Authentic love transcending bad art & bad faith

Cecilia is Robbie's reason for existence, not survival

Godlike power over narrative means no accountability

Disrupted peace, permanent damage, lost tranquillity