Atonement

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Part 1, Chapter 1 Part 1, Chapter 2 Part 1, Chapter 3 Part 1, Chapter 4 Part 1, Chapter 5 Part 1, Chapter 6 Part 1, Chapter 7 Part 1, Chapter 8 Part 1, Chapter 9 Part 1, Chapter 10 Part 1, Chapter 11 Part 1, Chapter 12 Part 1, Chapter 13 Part 1, Chapter 14 Part 2 Part 3 Epilogue

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Part 1, Chapter 1
Part 1, Chapter 2
Part 1, Chapter 3
Part 1, Chapter 4
Part 1, Chapter 5
Part 1, Chapter 6
Part 1, Chapter 7
Part 1, Chapter 8
Part 1, Chapter 9
Part 1, Chapter 10
Part 1, Chapter 11
Part 1, Chapter 12
Part 1, Chapter 13
Part 1, Chapter 14
Part 2
Part 3
Epilogue

Themes

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Perspective
Guilt
Class
Lost Innocence
The Unchangeable Past
Stories and Literature

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Briony Tallis
Robbie Turner
Cecilia Tallis
Lola Quincey
Paul Marshall
Emily Tallis
Jack Tallis
Pierrot and Jackson Quincey

Symbols

All Symbols
Uncle Clem’s Vase
The Trials of Arabella
Amo Bars

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Sobel, Ben. "Atonement." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 11 Aug 2014. Web. 22 Nov 2019.

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Sobel, Ben. "Atonement." LitCharts LLC, August 11, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/atonement.

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