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But the vase that Cecilia and Robbie break at the fountain isn't just any broken vase. It's also… a symbol of their love. They break the vase on the day they come together just like their love is broken apart almost before it gets started. Get it?

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But the vase that Cecilia and Robbie break at the fountain isn't just any broken vase. It's also… a symbol of their love. They break the vase on the day they come together just like their love is broken apart almost before it gets started. Get it?

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The pieces of the vase were Yonic symbols. Cecilia dove into the fountain and got two triangular pieces of the vase. She reclaimed her feminine power.

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When Cecilia jumped into the fountain and emerged from the water, it was an act of rebirth for her.

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When Cecilia and Robbie share a cigarette together it is an act of communion. They share peace and friendship, later on we discover love is another thing they share.

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In Atonement by Ian McEwan, the use of symbolism foreshadows the outcomes of the major events that take place in the lives of the characters, which in turn depicts that people should focus on the smaller things going on in their own lives.