https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk Made with the help of a typing monkey en-us 2017-10-31 20:54:23 UTC 2025-11-09 04:06:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344087 Briony is motivated to atone for her sins and rid herself of her guilt]]> 2017-10-31 22:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344087 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344106 Amir abandoned Hassan to be raped by Assef because he was more concerned with his own safety and priorities, that being the blue kite that would win him Baba's approval, "behind him, sitting on piles of rubble, was the blue kite. My key to Baba's heart". 

]]> 2017-10-31 22:59:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344106 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344112 I think Briony accused Robbie of the rape because she was only able to see part of what was happening and filled in the rest with her imagination. This idea of truth and fiction existing together is shown through the symbolism of Briony watching through windows (showing Briony is slightly detached from what is happening) and light and dark co-existing on Briony's face.]]> 2017-10-31 22:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344112 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344125 Amir is motivated by a split-second fear of Assef, combined with built-up resentment of Hassan for 'stealing' Baba and his affection. It seems that the casual racism that he had been brought up in regard to tension between Hazaras and Pashtuns meant that he didn't see Hassan as an equal to save.]]> 2017-10-31 22:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344125 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344175 wants to be taken seriously by adults as she is too soon to grow up so believes her sin is in the right]]> 2017-10-31 23:00:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344175 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344245 Amir was motivated by his jealousy of Baba's constant love for Hassan. Amir struggled to please Baba, whereas, Hassan didn't need to do anything extraordinary to make Baba proud.]]> 2017-10-31 23:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344245 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344257 Briony is motivated to atone for her sins by the guilt she feels. ]]> 2017-10-31 23:00:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344257 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344336 objects, elements, aspects]]> 2017-10-31 23:01:30 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344336 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344338 It is easy to shift the blame to Briony since she acts like a young adult. However she is not mature enough to handle this responsibility as she spends her whole life trying to overcome her childish mistakes]]> 2017-10-31 23:01:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344338 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344358 They both felt the persistence of the past. The past haunted them years later after they crime their sins, this caused the to search for inner peace through atonement]]> 2017-10-31 23:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344358 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344366 may have been motivated by the feeling of being seen as less significant and so felt like she needed to prove her position in the household by being the "hero", "catching the bad guy"]]> 2017-10-31 23:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344366 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344371 Red is used to illustrate the effect of guilt on an individual and how it lingers in the back of their mind and consumes their life.]]> 2017-10-31 23:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344371 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344374 While we can't blame anyone else for the way that Briony acted, we can blame them for believing everything she said and not listening to cecelia (who knew Robbie more) when she questioned Briony's statement. ]]> 2017-10-31 23:01:53 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344374 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344376 Amir was motivated by wanting to be Baba's 'number 1', he wanted Baba's attention and Hassan out of the picture, which motivated Amir into commiting such a selfish sin.]]> 2017-10-31 23:01:54 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344376 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344386 Amir acted out of his desire to gain his father's affection which he believes Hassan has stolen. ]]> 2017-10-31 23:01:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344386 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344415 stuff]]> 2017-10-31 23:02:12 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344415 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344431 Though the viewer finds it hard to forgive Briony, we can't blame a child for a mistake made in an adult situation because she hasn't gained the maturity to know what is the right way to act in that situation]]> 2017-10-31 23:02:22 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344431 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344463 he was motivated by the hole he feels is in his life due to lack of affection from Baba and felt this was the only way to gain acceptance]]> 2017-10-31 23:02:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344463 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344490 Briony is an ambitious child and likes to be acknowledged. She feels like an adult holding such secrets about her sister and Robbie and wants to prove herself and shift the attention to her . She feels in control and powerful by being able to testify with evidence and wants to bring out her fictional view that is confused with reality.]]> 2017-10-31 23:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344490 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344506 aspects]]> 2017-10-31 23:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344506 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344508 ideas

]]> 2017-10-31 23:03:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344508 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344519 2017-10-31 23:03:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344519 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344528 2017-10-31 23:03:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344528 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344529 matters]]> 2017-10-31 23:03:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344529 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344571 Briony's actions weren carried out becuase adults didnt explain adult sitatutions to Briony and so she didnt understand though thought she did

]]> 2017-10-31 23:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344571 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344591 "a man with no goodness,no conscience, does not suffer"
Only people who are aware of their wrong doing will feel the guilt and need for atonement. If an individual does not believe they have done something wrong, they will not feel the guilt and the ne atone. ]]> 2017-10-31 23:04:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344591 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344601 The kind of person who would feel guilt and have a need for atonement is someone who has a conscience since with a guilty conscience, not atoning for your mistakes can be a heavy burden for the person to carry]]> 2017-10-31 23:04:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344601 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344614 Someone who has a conscience and knows they've sinned]]> 2017-10-31 23:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344614 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344622 2017-10-31 23:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344622 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344623

Amir was consumed with guilt as he grew up as a man in America. It seemed that he realized that his guilt would continue to follow and taunt him unless he acted upon it. It became apparent that as he could already see himself repeating Baba's sins.

]]> 2017-10-31 23:04:22 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344623 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344637 everyone can and should be held accountable for mistakes they make, the consequences dealt out for these mistakes however can change depending on age]]> 2017-10-31 23:04:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344637 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344683 Amir's life-long internal struggle with regret and guilt affects his every action. He no longer wants to constantly be pressured and regretful. ]]> 2017-10-31 23:04:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344683 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344689 someoe who has a consciounce and deep down is a good person and not an evil person]]> 2017-10-31 23:04:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344689 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344711 Someone that has a moral conscience will feel guilt and the need to ato]]> 2017-10-31 23:04:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344711 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344727 From a young age his main motive was to grow the relationship with his father Baba and gain his affection. ]]> 2017-10-31 23:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344727 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344732 A person who is capable of feeling guilt has to have an awareness of what is legally, ethically, and morally right and wrong. People can only feel guilt if they are conscious of committing a wrongful action]]> 2017-10-31 23:05:12 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344732 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344739 they were both jealous and naive, they didn't realize the consequences their actions would have ]]> 2017-10-31 23:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344739 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344758 Because she feels she needs to make it up to her sister for the sin she did and BECAUSE SHE KNOWS SHE DID SOMETHING WRONG]]> 2017-10-31 23:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344758 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344759 ideas]]> 2017-10-31 23:05:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344759 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344766 2017-10-31 23:05:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344766 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344776 2017-10-31 23:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344776 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344796 2017-10-31 23:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344796 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344804 So really the adults who didnt explain to Briony are responsible for her actions at least partially

]]> 2017-10-31 23:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344804 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344824 Briony was motivated to atone for her sins because she was dying and losing her memory so felt that she 'had to' write the novel that was the happy ending she gave to Robbie and Cecilia]]> 2017-10-31 23:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344824 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344842 She believes that she is doing the right thing, and by getting invovled in a grown-up situation she feels like she can finally be grown up too. (which she wants very much)]]> 2017-10-31 23:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344842 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344848 he is the only one to blame for his actions, as he made them and has to learn to deal with the consequences]]> 2017-10-31 23:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344848 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344856 2017-10-31 23:06:43 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344856 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344861 It comes across as a selfish act to atone for you sins to rid of your guilt after he recognizes what he did was wrong, but on a deeper level, Amir atoned for his sins to pay back Hassan for the years of loyalty he gave Amir. ]]> 2017-10-31 23:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344861 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344866 2017-10-31 23:06:50 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344866 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344901 as he grew up the full realisation of what he had allowed to occur hit him and the guilt along with it impacted his life greatly]]> 2017-10-31 23:07:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344901 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344915 2017-10-31 23:07:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344915 wnj1 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344926 2017-10-31 23:07:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344926 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344927 No we can't really blame just Briony completely, it was a situation that she did not understand and no one chose to explain to her]]> 2017-10-31 23:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344927 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344935 The actions taken and the consequences they inflicted were entirely as a result of Briony's childish imagination but the actions taken by the adults around her, encouraged the immaturity]]> 2017-10-31 23:07:40 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344935 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344945 The theme of fictional reality is explored across Atonement......]]> 2017-10-31 23:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344945 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344949 The type of person who feels guilt and the need to atone is someone who recognises what they have done wrong and the implications it has had. When Briony is working at the hospital, she begins to understand the impact her actions had so begins trying to atone.]]> 2017-10-31 23:07:54 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344949 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344967 "Every man is guilty for all the good things he didn't do" -  Voltaire

Guilt is a part of human nature ]]> 2017-10-31 23:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344967 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344969 In this circumstance yes because it hugely and negatively impacted the lives of Robbie and Cecelia when they didn't deserve it]]> 2017-10-31 23:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344969 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344991 Briony's position falsely accusing Robbie of rape is bad. It is easy to blame her for what has happened, but she shouldn't be punished. She should know the difference between right and wrong, and knowing the full consequences of your actions. Are adults any really different to children? They may be older, but it depends on the level of maturity and if they used their imagination to hide from reality. ]]> 2017-10-31 23:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344991 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344992 The difference between fiction and reality is a prevalent theme in Atonement, ...]]> 2017-10-31 23:08:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202344992 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345015 he wanted his father to love him as he felt he didn't and he felt he deserved Baba's love. Hassan was a worthy price to pay in his eyes]]> 2017-10-31 23:08:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345015 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345023 symbols]]> 2017-10-31 23:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345023 wnj1 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345068 2017-10-31 23:09:14 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345068 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345092 An idea explored in the film is how there is a difference between atoning for one's mistakes and punishing oneself]]> 2017-10-31 23:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345092 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345113 Amir struggled to stand up for Hassan as Baba stood up for the stranger in the truck. However, Amir lacked the maturity and life experience to know the full consequences of his actions, like Baba did. Therefore, you can't blame a child for being afraid of the intensity of an adult situation.]]> 2017-10-31 23:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345113 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345119 chose to atone after she grew up and come to fully understand the impact of her actions on other people, and the lives they would have had otherwise]]> 2017-10-31 23:09:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345119 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345124 someone with a conscience ]]> 2017-10-31 23:09:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345124 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345125 Throughout the film, the interplay between fiction and reality hinders the perception of characters and the audience.]]> 2017-10-31 23:09:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345125 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345144 2017-10-31 23:09:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345144 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345151 It is difficult to blame a child for a mistake made in an adult situation. As a society we try to shelter children from situations we feel are unfit for them to witness. It would be both unwise and unfair to blame a child for a mistake that occurred in a situation that shouldn't have. ]]> 2017-10-31 23:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345151 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345160 she feels bad that her love Robbie died]]> 2017-10-31 23:10:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345160 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345165 Even though Briony was not mature as a child and forced her warped perception as the truth, her lie has drastically changed Robbie and Cecilia's life in which the effects are irreversible regardless of the extent of her atonement. She admits herself, in fabricating the confrontation scene and the dialogue, that being a child, the excuse that the audience may argue, is not a valid reason to escape the blame and guilt, evident when Robbie says, "How old do you have to be to know the difference between right and wrong?"]]> 2017-10-31 23:10:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345165 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345169 She feels bad that her love Robbie died



and her sister]]> 2017-10-31 23:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345169 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345183 Though Amir covers his motivations of leaving Hassan as being cowardly, his true intentions were much more selfish. Amir wanted his fathers approval, so let his friend be sacrificed to win a blue kite and Baba's heart.]]> 2017-10-31 23:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345183 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345185 2017-10-31 23:10:28 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345185 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345188 events, characteristics]]> 2017-10-31 23:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345188 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345196 to make herself feel less guilty

]]> 2017-10-31 23:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345196 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345230 It is human nature for a child to crave attention and the need to control their surroundings. Because a child's brain is not fully developed, they will often act irrationally on these feelings and make mistakes]]> 2017-10-31 23:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345230 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345239 The technique of lighting was used to reinforce the theme of fiction and reality existing together.]]> 2017-10-31 23:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345239 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345258 concepts

]]> 2017-10-31 23:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345258 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345260 No she didn't know the difference]]> 2017-10-31 23:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345260 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345288 To love someone is to do the best you can so as to not hurt them in any way, but Briony was the main cause for Robbie's ruined chances to be a doctor and to be with Cecilia. Moreover, Briony did nothing to correct her mistake. So no, she did not love him]]> 2017-10-31 23:11:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345288 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345307 a good person with a conscience that actually comes to understand that they are the ones who have done wrong, rather than shifting the blame onto others.]]> 2017-10-31 23:11:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345307 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345332 2017-10-31 23:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345332 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345334 Throughout Atonement, the theme of fiction verse reality and the difference between the two is explored through the use of lighting.]]> 2017-10-31 23:12:08 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345334 wnj1 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345347 2017-10-31 23:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345347 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345351 In 1930s England, the Tallis household showed prejudice towards the lower class status of Robbie. The Tallis household were also to blame as they believed that a member of the upper class society couldn't commit a sin like rape and this narrowed their targets to Danny Hardman and Paul Marshall. ]]> 2017-10-31 23:12:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345351 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345387 2017-10-31 23:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345387 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345440 idea]]> 2017-10-31 23:13:18 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345440 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345463 someone who's conscience and mind recognises when they're stepped over a boundary and the guilt that accompanies that action]]> 2017-10-31 23:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345463 wnj1 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345490 2017-10-31 23:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345490 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345548 she sent him away in a heartbeat so no ]]> 2017-10-31 23:14:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345548 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345554 The use of the colour red as a symbol was used throughout Atonement to show the struggles of dealing with guilt and how they can be expressed.]]> 2017-10-31 23:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345554 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345566 From an unfortunate string of events, Briony losses trust in the gardner and friend, Robbie. This motivates her to accuse him of the raping her cousin.

Briony's self-importnat craving is also a motive.


]]> 2017-10-31 23:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345566 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345567 The symbol of the colour red was used to show how Briony tried expressing her guilt.]]> 2017-10-31 23:14:30 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345567 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345582 she would have just appreciated the way he treated her and looked up to Robbie as a person for being a hero and saving he from drowning]]> 2017-10-31 23:14:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345582 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345589 Children should be held accountable for their wrongful actions, but I do not believe it is correct to give them an adult punishment]]> 2017-10-31 23:14:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345589 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345604 -She did love him and that's why she got so jealous of her sister
-She didn't love him, the reason she got jealous was because she was young (13) and naive and didn't know the difference between love and infatuation]]> 2017-10-31 23:14:54 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345604 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345630 2017-10-31 23:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345630 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345631 When the border between reality and fiction is blurred is a theme that is shown in the film Atonement.]]> 2017-10-31 23:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345631 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345651 2017-10-31 23:15:30 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345651 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345652 The way in which briony reacts with the colour red throughout the films show us how guilty she is feeling

]]> 2017-10-31 23:15:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345652 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345746 someone that has a growth mindset and wants to learn from their mistakes, instead of wallowing in the past.]]> 2017-10-31 23:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345746 wnj1 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345764 2017-10-31 23:17:00 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345764 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345774 Briony's attempts to manage her guilt highlight the importance of fully atoning.]]> 2017-10-31 23:17:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345774 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345791 Briony was in a pyschological transitional phase. She thought she could understand adult concepts like love, but instead she was confused between the differences of love and infatuation. ]]> 2017-10-31 23:17:17 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345791 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345821 object, information, concept, quote, idea, theme

]]> 2017-10-31 23:17:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345821 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345859 Possibly a we childish fantasy]]> 2017-10-31 23:17:53 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345859 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345932 A motif used in the text that demonstrated Amir's atonement for his mistakes is the reappearance of the slingshot used by Sohrab]]> 2017-10-31 23:18:51 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345932 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345944 By the burden of her guilt as she finally begins to realize the consequences in real world which differs greatly from her fictional world.]]> 2017-10-31 23:19:03 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345944 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345951 He had buried his past but as soon as something from it came back, (Rahim Khan), all of the guilt came back with it. He wanted to "be good again".]]> 2017-10-31 23:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345951 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345956 Someone who has commited a sin and is looking for away to redeem theirselves, and be good again. ]]> 2017-10-31 23:19:21 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345956 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345960 the interplay of fiction and reality in the film gives us deeper insight into situations by giving multiple perspectives

]]> 2017-10-31 23:19:24 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345960 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345972 In the text, the power of fiction in comparison to the harshness of reality was prevalent. Does the escapism provided by fiction make reality seem less vivid?]]> 2017-10-31 23:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345972 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345985 Someone who wakes up everyday feeling horrible, remembering the mistakes they have made and the consequences which follow]]> 2017-10-31 23:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202345985 wnj1 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202346036 2017-10-31 23:20:20 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202346036 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202346368 The power of fiction to take over reality through the use of water/typewriter etc... was shown through Briony.

]]> 2017-10-31 23:24:22 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202346368 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202346484 The use of red throughout the film helped the reader to understand that guilt is as inescapable as the primary colour associated with it. ]]> 2017-10-31 23:25:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202346484 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202346552 Someone who is open minded enough to realise they can be wrong.]]> 2017-10-31 23:25:52 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202346552 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347061 it seemed that she cherished the grown-up and romantic nature of loving Robbie but was not actually in love with him.]]> 2017-10-31 23:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347061 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347182 concept]]> 2017-10-31 23:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347182 wnj1 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347224 2017-10-31 23:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347224 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347313 an idea developed throughout the text is the human desire for atonement after making significant mistakes. does atonement lead to self-forgiveness?]]> 2017-10-31 23:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347313 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347344 No it could have been a feeling of love for a 'older brother', someone she looks up to]]> 2017-10-31 23:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347344 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347478 During the brief moment between Briony and Luc, the red curtain seen behind Briony symbolis the guilt she must have felt ]]> 2017-10-31 23:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347478 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347596 A theme explored in the text is how fiction is used as an escape from reality.]]> 2017-10-31 23:36:11 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347596 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347598 The colour red is a symbol that has been used throughout the film to show Briony's growing sense of guilt.]]> 2017-10-31 23:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347598 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347646 The kite in the first kite-fighting tournament symbolises the choice Amir had to choose; to abandon his friend or abandon his opportunity to win Baba's favour]]> 2017-10-31 23:36:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347646 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347649 2017-10-31 23:36:46 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347649 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347652 2017-10-31 23:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347652 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347674 the kites symbolise the relationship Amir has with Hassan

]]> 2017-10-31 23:37:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347674 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347686 The kite was a symbol of Amir’s guilt which would haunt him for several years to come. Also his desperate desire to have a strong relationship with his father. They were complete opposites, like spheres and “kites were the paper thin slice of intersection between those spheres.”]]> 2017-10-31 23:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347686 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347786 Atonement is not something that one person can achieve, but rather should involve everyone that has been impacted by the mistake, is a theme that has been highlighted in the film.]]> 2017-10-31 23:37:53 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347786 wnj1 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347797 2017-10-31 23:37:59 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347797 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347810 In Briony's and Cecilia's relationship, the aspect of familial love is put into question; are family bonds truly unconditional?]]> 2017-10-31 23:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347810 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347819 Briony and Robbie:
- their social positions
- her 'love' for him
- her jealousy of her sister's "grown up" relationship with him (love) ]]> 2017-10-31 23:38:10 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347819 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347845 the fact that hassan will be watching over sohrab in spirit at the end of the novel, even if it means that he cannot be with him.

"a pair of."]]> 2017-10-31 23:38:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347845 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347920 Luk and the effect Brionys guilt has on her interactions]]> 2017-10-31 23:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347920 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347923 - reflects societies discrimination because of religion
- ]]> 2017-10-31 23:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202347923 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348037 The most important aspect of Luc's and Briony's relationship is how, through Luc, Briony is to come face to face with the ugly reality of her guilt]]> 2017-10-31 23:39:49 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348037 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348113 This relationship highlights the differences in maturity of Briony and Lola. It shows how much growth Briony has to Do to fully understand the adult world.]]> 2017-10-31 23:40:26 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348113 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348171 The whole film is linked with fiction and literature. In the beginning, a closeup of the typewriter shows how Briony uses the typewiter to create, manipulate and imagine stories. In the end, Briony uses her book 'Atonement' to tell the truth. However, she still incorporates fictional components like the confrontation scene and the happy sea ending. Initially, fiction is used to create the truth (her lie) but to atone, she uses fiction to restore the truth so Briony and Robbie live in the fictional world that she so hoped was reality.]]> 2017-10-31 23:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348171 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348183 A distortion from reality and the truth]]> 2017-10-31 23:41:05 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348183 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348188 When Briony's reflection is shown in the window during the 'There is no Briony' scene, the reflection represents how Briony is reflecting on and accepting her guilt which is necessary before she can do something about that guilt and move on as someone different from the Briony of her past.]]> 2017-10-31 23:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348188 wnj1 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348190 2017-10-31 23:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348190 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348224 In his childhood, kites symbolised to Amir his only connection to Baba, " Baba and I lived in the same house, but in different spheres of existence. Kites were the one paper-thin slice of intersection between those spheres"]]> 2017-10-31 23:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348224 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348355 everyone makes mistakes while they're growing up and still learning how to interprate the world. It's common for older children to feel the need to grow up fast and be a part of the 'adult world'. Briony, in this way, is like a lot of children and although the size of her mistake may be larger, the lessons we can learn from it can easliy be related to our own lives.]]> 2017-10-31 23:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348355 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348363 everyday, casual racism as a child grows up can be a reflection of the generation of adults produced with certain prejudices or ideas promoting division in society.]]> 2017-10-31 23:42:44 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348363 wnj1 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348395 2017-10-31 23:43:06 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348395 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348429 "Looking back now, I realize I have been peeking into that deserted alley for the last twenty-six years.”  At the beginning Amir is consumed by guilt, however at the end of the novel his fight with inner conflict is over.  “My body was broken—just how badly I wouldn’t find out until later—but I felt healed. Healed at last. I laughed.” ]]> 2017-10-31 23:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348429 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348434 When Robbie was delusional with hallucinations of his mother at Dunkirk, the room he was in had all the windows smashed, reflecting nothing to represent the illusion that Robbie is in since illusions are fake and would most certainly not have a reflection ]]> 2017-10-31 23:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348434 wnj1 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348599 2017-10-31 23:44:57 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348599 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348716 The beginning and ending linked by illustrating the character development of Briony from a spoiled and selfish child, to a wise and mature older woman]]> 2017-10-31 23:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348716 https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348853 One of the main themes explored in the text is atonement and the different paths taken to reach redemption.]]> 2017-10-31 23:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/wnj1/jp5xw9w8hdqk/wish/202348853