Atonement- Briony

Briony:

• The protagonist of the book
• The story is told through Briony's mind and so other characters opinions/ feelings are often guessed- causing her to be an unreliable narrator
• She is the youngest sibling of her family- with a large age gap
• Briony has a wild and vivid imagination- she also has a desire for something exciting to happen in her life
• she enjoys writings and making up stories, however when she does this about Robbie she loses control of her narrative
• Briony is slowly losing her innocence and turning into an adult, however she often misinterprets the adult world and their intentions
• she is the trigger of long lasting and damaging events
• Briony…