remedy
The ignorance and misunderstanding of a 13-year-old girl led to the tragedy of three people, and "atonement" is probably the eternal disappointment of many people.
1935 in the summer, sweet love is quietly sprouting between Cecilia, a noble lady, and Robbie, the son of a servant. In the eyes of Cecilia's sister Briony, a girl of 13 years old, it is extremely terrible.
Briony loves writing. She has a rich imagination and always likes to draw inferences from others. The bickering between lovers, writing letters to each other and some intimate actions are all abnormal in Briony's view. She even thinks Robbie is a big pervert.
Therefore, when his cousin Lola was violated, Brioni, who had no evidence, identified Robbie as a "big pervert". She lied in front of the police and said she saw Lola's attacker, Robbie.
Briony's cruel testimony made Robbie unjustly imprisoned.
And Cecilia, who is heartbroken, has since broken contact with her family. Even if the whole world misunderstood Robbie, she believed that he was innocent.
Although Robbie is the son of a servant, he is well educated. He is kind, intelligent and ambitious. Now because of my sister's ignorance and cruelty, I ruined her.
Cutting off contact with her family is Cecilia's atonement for Robbie.
Later, when World War II broke out, Robbie chose to fight in order to overcome the long prison. Cecilia, as a medical worker, also participated in the war to defend the motherland.
Before Robbie went to war, he and Cecilia met again after a long separation. Cecilia told him that she would wait for him. However, the two lovers can't wait for each other any longer. Robbie died of septicemia and Cecilia was killed.
Because of a little girl's ignorance and fantasy, they ruined their lives and love.
The protagonist of atonement is not only Cecilia, but also young and ignorant Briony.
As an adult, Briony gave up her studies in Cambridge and became a military medical staff. Her sister didn't forgive her until she died, and she has been living in this huge self-reproach haze. She wanted to solve the secret and exonerate Robbie for coming late, but things changed and she never had a chance again.
Later, she wrote this tragic story into a novel. She wrote the truth into the book to prove Robbie's innocence to the world; She gave Robbie and Cecilia a happy ending, and she hoped for real atonement and forgiveness.
However, no matter how perfect the novel is, Robbie and Cecilia never miss each other.