Atonement: Letter Scene Ian McEwan wrote the powerful book Atonement with a few over-arching themes in mind. He eloquently put together this masterpiece by using a small number of key illuminating incidents to reveal his large ideas. McEwan used these episodes to give insight into the characters and their minds. The letter scene is an example of one of these illuminating incidents. In this scene‚ Robbie writes both an apology letter and a sexual note to Cecilia. He accidentally places the
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‘Yasmin is remarkable as a film for its cinematic economy: not a scene‚ shot or speech is wasted.’ Explore some elements of the film in relation to this statement. The movie Yasmin‚ released in 2004 and written by the highly acclaimed writer of The Full Monty‚ Simon Beaufoy‚ is an impressive drama about what it means to be an Asian-looking Muslim in Britain of the 21st Century. The story is about the young and vivid Yasmin‚ a woman who tries to "succeed‚ by the skin of her teeth‚"[1] in the two
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“My darling one‚ you are young and lovely‚ But inexperienced‚ and though you think The world is at your feet‚ It can rise up and tread on you” (Part 1‚ Chapter 1‚ Page 16). Briony Tallis is an ambitious thirteen-year-old girl who dreams of one day becoming a famous author. Her first work is a play titled “The Trials of Arabella” that she writes and plans to perform in celebration of the return of her older brother Leon. This stanza was taken from Arabella’s father’s monologue as he explains
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Based on the movie “Cinta”‚ write an essay entitled prominent characters in “Cinta” The movie “Cinta” is directed by a well-known director‚ Khabir Bhatia. The casts include many famous actors and actress. They can either kill or make the movie alive. They are many interesting characters in the movie such as Azlan‚ Cikgu Elyas‚ Haris‚ Taufik and Ariana. However‚ the prominent characters are Azlan‚ Cikgu Elyas‚ Haris‚ Taufik and Ariana. Azlan is potrayed as a successful but is afraid of commitment
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The patriot Part 1: Introduction Because I know I’m not writing this essay for someone who hasn’t seen the movie‚ I’m not going to describe every single second in this summary‚ just the most important parts. The movie is about the historical event: the American Revolutionary War. The main character‚ Benjamin Martin‚ whom I like to call Martin rather than Benjamin and so I will‚ has fought in the French – Indian war‚ also known as the Seven Years’ war or the War of
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“Even in this most serious of the arts‚ humour has a vital part to play”. Explore this view of poetry. recalling with glee how hard she made her first three husbands work to "holde the statut" (their marital obligations). She recalls that she and her husbands‚ though they tried to appease her with knick-knacks from the fair‚ would certainly never have qualified for the Dunmow Flitch (a side of bacon‚ awarded annually to the most harmoniously married couple). Wife offers to other "wise wives"
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the foundations of “filmic” mise-en-scene with his cast‚ filming his movies more creatively and editing his films to add “complexity” (Fabe‚ 2004). Griffith’s filming methods have been passed on throughout the century and have not stopped short of Atonement‚ directed by Joe Wright (IMDB‚ 2009). This is a film whose narrative is
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Briony Tallis‚ at the young age of seven lived in a fantasy world of her own. With her father gone most of the time‚ her mother unavailable most days due to her manic migraines‚ her brother living away and her sister of studying‚ Briony is virtually an only child‚ left only with the company of her imagination. She was described as compulsively orderly. “One of those children possessed by the idea to have the world ‘just so’. Briony’s craving to manipulate and control‚ and also her perception of
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It is a common phenomenon that the richer refuses his daughter or son to marry with a poor one. The social status is the first obstacle to deal with. In the atonement‚ Cecelia is always enjoying life rich when she was born‚ and her father is in prominent position. It was obviously clear that Cecelia live in a dominant upper class and she shares a patronizing and condescending attitude towards Robbie with her families. Robbie is just a son of the housekeeper in the Cecelia’s home. Robbie is from the
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With close reference to your chosen extract‚ how does McEwan use language and narrative method to create a sense of impending doom? Ian McEwan wrote this novel at a time of modernism. It was a time to experiment how the novels were written. In Atonement‚ Briony is a character trying to reach her “highest point of fulfilment” as a writer. Quite strange she was only a young girl who was entering adolescence‚ while trying to balance this will over control and a life full of secrets. These characteristics
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