Key Quotations (AQA A-Level English Literature A): Quizzes
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What does 'easily torn and not easily mended' emphasise about human existence?
What does 'easily torn and not easily mended' emphasise about human existence?
Physical fragility & irreversibility
What does the 'dark tunnel without the light' metaphor reveal about Briony's guilt?
What does the 'dark tunnel without the light' metaphor reveal about Briony's guilt?
Genuine atonement remains impossible
Why is Briony's guilt compared to fingering a rosary?
Why is Briony's guilt compared to fingering a rosary?
Her remorse is ritualistic & repetitive
What three factors trapped Briony in the 'labyrinth of her own construction'?
What three factors trapped Briony in the 'labyrinth of her own construction'?
Youth, awestruck response, desire to please
What does 'Was everyone else really as alive as she was?' reveal about Briony?
What does 'Was everyone else really as alive as she was?' reveal about Briony?
Her fundamental failure of empathy
What makes Robbie's 'Freedom' moment tragically ironic?
What makes Robbie's 'Freedom' moment tragically ironic?
It immediately precedes his arrest
What cannot cheapen the 'three simple words' Robbie and Cecilia exchange?
What cannot cheapen the 'three simple words' Robbie and Cecilia exchange?
Bad art or bad faith
Why can't a novelist achieve atonement despite 'absolute power'?
Why can't a novelist achieve atonement despite 'absolute power'?
No higher entity to appeal to
What does the fountain's 'roiling surface' symbolise?
What does the fountain's 'roiling surface' symbolise?
Permanently disrupted lives & turmoil
What distinction does Robbie make about Cecilia being his 'reason for life'?
What distinction does Robbie make about Cecilia being his 'reason for life'?
Life (meaning) not just living (survival)