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Atonement - Coggle Diagram
Atonement
Guilt and Atonement
Briony’s Guilt
False accusation of Robbie
Lifelong regret
Desire for redemption
Forms of Atonement
Writing as a form of confession
Attempting to correct past wrongs
Consequences of Guilt
Psychological burden(peso)
Impact on relationships
Class and Social Status
Class Barriers
Robbie’s lower class status
Social constraints on relationships
Prejudice and Misjudgment
Misinterpretations based on class
Impact of social status on character judgment
Class Mobility
Robbie’s education and future prospects
Cecilia’s defiance of class norms
The Power of Storytelling
Narrative and Truth
Briony as an unreliable narrator
Multiple perspectives on the same events
Fiction vs. Reality
Blurring of fiction and real events
The role of storytelling in shaping history
Redemption through Writing
Writing as Briony’s attempt at atonement
The ethical implications of narrative control
Memory and Perception
Fallibility of Memory
Briony’s distorted memories
Impact of time on recollection
Perception vs. Reality
Misinterpretation of events
Subjective perspectives shaping reality
Reconstruction of the Past
Revisiting and rewriting past events
The struggle to piece together the truth
Love and Desire
Robbie and Cecilia
Forbidden love
Love across class divides
Sacrifice and separation
Unrequited
Love
Briony’s crush on Robbie
Misunderstanding love and desire
War and Its Impact
War as a Catalyst for Change
Shifting social roles and expectations
Trauma and its lingering effects
Moral Ambiguity in War
Acts of violence and heroism
War crimes and moral compromises