1.2.1

Atonement as a Crime Text

Test yourself

Atonement as a Crime Text

As you are sitting the AQA A-level English Literature B examination, you will study Atonement as a crime text.

Illustrative background for Common elements in crime textsIllustrative background for Common elements in crime texts ?? "content

Common elements in crime texts

  • This course will look at elements common to all crime texts, such as:
    • The representations of criminals and victims;
    • The significance of settings;
    • The inclusion of violence, murder and death;
    • The importance of key themes such as guilt, forgiveness, punishment and justice.
Illustrative background for Pre-1900 poetry texts in the examIllustrative background for Pre-1900 poetry texts in the exam ?? "content

Pre-1900 poetry texts in the exam

  • For this specification, you must study Atonement alongside two other crime texts. You school/teacher will choose which two texts you study. These will be:
    • One pre-1900 poetry text, out of:
      • The Rime of the Ancient Mariner by Samuel Taylor Coleridge;
      • OR selected poems from Crabbe, Browning and Wilde. These poems include Peter Grimes, Porphyria’s Lover, The Laboratory, My Last Duchess and The Ballad of Reading Gaol.
Illustrative background for Other texts in the examIllustrative background for Other texts in the exam ?? "content

Other texts in the exam

  • One text from the following:
    • Hamlet by William Shakespeare
    • Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
    • The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
    • Brighton Rock by Graham Greene.

Jump to other topics

1Introduction to Atonement

2Chapter Summaries & Analysis: Part One

3Chapter Summaries & Analysis: Part Two

4Chapter Summaries & Analysis: Part Three

5Chapter Summaries & Analysis: Part Four

5.1Epilogue: London, 1999 - Pages 353-371

6Key Character Profiles

7Key Themes

8Writing Techniques

9Context

10Critical Debates

Go student ad image

Unlock your full potential with GoStudent tutoring

  • Affordable 1:1 tutoring from the comfort of your home

  • Tutors are matched to your specific learning needs

  • 30+ school subjects covered

Book a free trial lesson