Memory and forgetfulness in Ian Mcewan‘s atonement
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https://doi.org/10.5216/sig.v23i1.16151Abstract
In an attempt to atone for her false testimony accusing her sister´s lover of sexual assault, 13-year-old Briony Tallis has to live with guilt and repentance As a successful novelist, she later re-creates past events to allow the young lovers ? who are both killed in the war ? "to survive and flourish". The late revelation of embedding – Briony‘s memoirs within McEwan‘s fiction – provides the frame for our analysis which focuses on memory as its process of creation. Memory as a relationship in time and the ideal possibility of attaining its antithesis – forgetfulness - offers oblivion in answer to the protagonist‘s desire for redemption.Downloads
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2011-11-08
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DE AZEVEDO, M. M. Memory and forgetfulness in Ian Mcewan‘s atonement. Signótica, Goiânia, v. 23, n. 1, p. 165–178, 2011. DOI: 10.5216/sig.v23i1.16151. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/sig/article/view/16151. Acesso em: 30 aug. 2024.
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