BA#7 Atonement

I believe the main secret in the book is Briony's secret from everyone. She is a pretentious, immature, selfish little girl who began holding secrets from everyone for her own self interest. When most kids are little they like to pretend they are soldiers or like to go on secret missions, well Briony's secret missions were to spy on others and through her imagination take situations out of context in order to keep herself entertained. In turn she ruined her life, her families life, and her older sister Cecilia's life. Not to mention what she put Robby through. Through her immature antics of personal private investigating she drove Robby into a downward spiral. 

The only good thing that turned from her immature games was that Cecilia and Robby grew deeper in love and their relationship became stronger. "'I'll wait for you. Come back.' She meant it. TIme would show she really meant it. After that they pushed him into the car, and she spoke hurriedly, before the crying began that she could no longer hold back, and she said that what had happened between them was theirs, only theirs. She meant the library, of coarse. It was theirs. No one could take it away. ' It's our secret,' she called out, in front of them all, just before the slam of the door." This simple quote led me to believe the intensity of their love and differed my thoughts about comparing this situation to other stories we have read. Most of the stories we have read have been about questionable love and awkward relationships. This story to me was about true love and its courses. Although Briony kept secrets that eventually set off negative repercussions throughout the rest of the story, it ended the way it should. In the end if people are meant to be together things have there way of working out.