Atonement Part I

Some quick notes on Atonement Part I: Beginning the Conversation

I think that Briony is defined by her imagination and the reality that her imaginings are grounded in. Actually, maybe Briony herself isn't defined by that, but her thoughts are.

vase scene...she imagines a strange new world tahtt she is invited to watch, and her imaginings take over her thoughts, since she has so few certain truths to base them upon. around that time, she is struggling with her comprehension of the world -- is everyone really an individual person like herself, or all they all robots? i forget what i thought this had to do with the vase scene...maybe you'll read my mind or i'll figure it out later.

prolepsis is really the basis for her crime. when she sees lola, she plans out her entire story complete with all her answers to questions and objections. since this is already planned out, she holds fast to her story, never changing it.

her reaction to robbie's note is in large part due to the timing. she is then a curious girl trying to get an eye into adult affairs, and she reads robbie's note. interestingly enough, she doesn't think that maybe the note is just a mature person's words, but she is driven to further inquiry by her curiosity.

intertextuality is different from a source in that multiple texts gain additional meaning through intertextuality; intertextuality gives context, as well. a source gives the foundation for an idea, or the raw material needed to develop that idea.