Signs of Pregnancy

The Title of the novel written by Ian McEwan is Atonement. Although there are many ways to describe this word, I believe that this novel revolves around the term meaning the pardoning of sins. Atonement is the reconciliation or restoration of friendly relations between God and sinners. Seeking forgiveness throughout the entire novel, Briony tries to repent for the actions she did as a child--for accusing an innocent man, Robbie, of rape.

This term of atonement is the most meaningful for McEwan's novel for many reasons. The act that Briony does in the beginning of the novel sets the book for many events that the characters need to seek repentance of. When Briony looks through a window and sees Robbie and Cecilia at the fountain, her mind runs wild and she begins to misinterpret what really happened. The scene where Lola is raped shows where Briony's mind is overflowing with wrong intentions again. She believes that Robbie had raped Lola because of what she had previously seen.

Through these events that have happened so far in the novel, I believe that this term of atonement is the most useful. Although searching on the internet, I found that Ian McEwan is an atheist while writing Atonement, I still keep to my opinion of the best term to go along with this novel.