Source: https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-7-2-chapter-7-key-themes [Revision notes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes.md) › [A Level](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level.md) › [English Lit](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature.md) › [AQA](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa.md) › [English Lit: AQA A Level Atonement - Specification B](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b.md) › Chapter 7: Key Themes # Chapter 7: Key Themes English Lit: AQA A Level Atonement - Specification B, topic 2.7.2 ## Key Themes in Chapter 7 The island temple is the focus of Chapter 7. ### Briony's perspective ![Briony's perspective](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-08/d5ef6a29-4fbd-44df-99a2-e507c3a2a0c6/water-lilies-1540496_1920.jpg) - After a description and history of the island temple, the chapter is again told from Briony’s perspective. ### Shifting back in time ![Shifting back in time](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2018-09/12ae049e-19eb-4afb-bfed-1e4adad3f336/time-clocks.jpg) - McEwan breaks the chronology of events to shift back in time to Leon and Marshall’s entrance. ### Setting: the island temple ![Setting: the island temple](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-08/436ad4f3-f92b-4db2-9aa2-78da6e2f5572/business-crash-meaning-progress-report-and-data.jpg) - The island temple built in the lake has fallen into a state of disrepair having been neglected by the Tallis family and its faded grandeur is symbolic of the family’s steady decline in status. ### Personification of the temple ![Personification of the temple](https://image-v2.cdn.app.senecalearning.com/2020-08/a83c8176-5be1-4646-9a7b-0ee3d7ff7653/clock-1274699_1920.jpg) - Personification is used to describe the temple as **“the orphan of a grand society lady… with no one to care for it, no one to look up to”** amplifying the theme of the absent parent. - It is also described as having **“grown old before its time, and let itself go”** which can be read as being symbolic of Lola, or Briony, after the climactic event in Part One. It is significant that the island temple will be the setting for the crime which is approaching. ## Test yourself on Chapter 7: Key Themes - Complete the quotation describing the island temple in Chapter 7. - What does the narrative in Chapter 7 shift back to? [Practise this topic for free](https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/fa4dbdaf-d27d-4d2f-93ef-641b1f8a7cc1/section/5f3023da-28fb-46b7-b398-9943d2473e14/session) - Previous topic: [2.7.1 Chapter 7: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-7-1-chapter-7-key-events.md) - Next topic: [2.8.1 Chapter 8: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-8-1-chapter-8-key-events.md) ## English Lit: AQA A Level Atonement - Specification B contents ### 1 Introduction to Atonement - 1.1 Introduction & Background to Atonement - [1.1.1 Background to the Author - Ian McEwan](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/1-1-1-background-to-the-author-ian-mcewan.md) - [1.1.2 Settings & Historical Context of Atonement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/1-1-2-settings-and-historical-context-of-atonement.md) - [1.1.3 Social Issues Raised in Atonement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/1-1-3-social-issues-raised-in-atonement.md) - 1.2 Focus of Your Exam: Crime Texts - [1.2.1 Atonement as a Crime Text](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/1-2-1-atonement-as-a-crime-text.md) ### 2 Chapter Summaries & Analysis: Part One - 2.1 Chapter 1 - [2.1.1 Chapter 1: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-1-1-chapter-1-key-events.md) - [2.1.2 Chapter 1: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-1-2-chapter-1-key-themes.md) - 2.2 Chapter 2 - [2.2.1 Chapter 2: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-2-1-chapter-2-key-events.md) - [2.2.2 Chapter 2: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-2-2-chapter-2-key-themes.md) - 2.3 Chapter 3 - [2.3.1 Chapter 3: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-3-1-chapter-3-key-events.md) - [2.3.2 Chapter 3: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-3-2-chapter-3-key-themes.md) - 2.4 Chapter 4 - [2.4.1 Chapter 4: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-4-1-chapter-4-key-events.md) - [2.4.2 Chapter 4: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-4-2-chapter-4-key-themes.md) - 2.5 Chapter 5 - [2.5.1 Chapter 5: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-5-1-chapter-5-key-events.md) - [2.5.2 Chapter 5: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-5-2-chapter-5-key-themes.md) - 2.6 Chapter 6 - [2.6.1 Chapter 6: Key Events & Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-6-1-chapter-6-key-events-and-themes.md) - 2.7 Chapter 7 - [2.7.1 Chapter 7: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-7-1-chapter-7-key-events.md) - [2.7.2 Chapter 7: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-7-2-chapter-7-key-themes.md) - 2.8 Chapter 8 - [2.8.1 Chapter 8: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-8-1-chapter-8-key-events.md) - [2.8.2 Chapter 8: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-8-2-chapter-8-key-themes.md) - 2.9 Chapter 9 - [2.9.1 Chapter 9: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-9-1-chapter-9-key-events.md) - [2.9.2 Chapter 9: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-9-2-chapter-9-key-themes.md) - 2.10 Chapter 10 - [2.10.1 Chapter 10: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-10-1-chapter-10-key-events.md) - [2.10.2 Chapter 10: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-10-2-chapter-10-key-themes.md) - 2.11 Chapter 11 - [2.11.1 Chapter 11: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-11-1-chapter-11-key-events.md) - [2.11.2 Chapter 11: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-11-2-chapter-11-key-themes.md) - 2.12 Chapter 12 - [2.12.1 Chapter 12: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-12-1-chapter-12-key-events.md) - [2.12.2 Chapter 12: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-12-2-chapter-12-key-themes.md) - 2.13 Chapter 13 - [2.13.1 Chapter 13: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-13-1-chapter-13-key-events.md) - [2.13.2 Chapter 13: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-13-2-chapter-13-key-themes.md) - 2.14 Chapter 14 - [2.14.1 Chapter 14: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-14-1-chapter-14-key-events.md) - [2.14.2 Chapter 14: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/2-14-2-chapter-14-key-themes.md) ### 3 Chapter Summaries & Analysis: Part Two - 3.1 Pages 191-201: To the Farmhouse - [3.1.1 Pages 191-201: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-1-1-pages-191-201-key-events.md) - [3.1.2 Pages 191-201: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-1-2-pages-191-201-key-themes.md) - 3.2 Pages 202-213: The Night in the Barn - [3.2.1 Pages 202-213: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-2-1-pages-202-213-key-events.md) - [3.2.2 Pages 202-213: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-2-2-pages-202-213-key-themes.md) - 3.3 Pages 214-226: The Attack - [3.3.1 Pages 214-226: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-3-1-pages-214-226-key-events.md) - [3.3.2 Pages 214-226: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-3-2-pages-214-226-key-themes.md) - 3.4 Pages 226-234: Robbie's Reflections - [3.4.1 Pages 226-234: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-4-1-pages-226-234-key-events.md) - [3.4.2 Pages 226-234: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-4-2-pages-226-234-key-themes.md) - 3.5 Pages 234-246: To the Bridge over the Canal - [3.5.1 Pages 234-246: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-5-1-pages-234-246-key-events.md) - [3.5.2 Pages 234-246: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-5-2-pages-234-246-key-themes.md) - 3.6 Pages 246-254: Arrival at Dunkirk - [3.6.1 Pages 246-254: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-6-1-pages-246-254-key-events.md) - [3.6.2 Pages 246-254: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-6-2-pages-246-254-key-themes.md) - 3.7 Pages 254-265: To the Cellar - [3.7.1 Pages 254-265: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-7-1-pages-254-265-key-events.md) - [3.7.2 Pages 254-265: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/3-7-2-pages-254-265-key-themes.md) ### 4 Chapter Summaries & Analysis: Part Three - 4.1 Pages 269-277: London, 1940 - [4.1.1 Pages 269-277: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/4-1-1-pages-269-277-key-events.md) - [4.1.2 Pages 269-277: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/4-1-2-pages-269-277-key-themes.md) - 4.2 Pages 277-286: Briony as Writer - [4.2.1 Pages 277-286: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/4-2-1-pages-277-286-key-events.md) - [4.2.2 Pages 277-286: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/4-2-2-pages-277-286-key-themes.md) - 4.3 Pages 287-315: Victims of War - [4.3.1 Pages 287-315: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/4-3-1-pages-287-315-key-events.md) - [4.3.2 Pages 287-315: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/4-3-2-pages-287-315-key-themes.md) - 4.4 Pages 315-327: Lola & Paul Marshall’s Wedding - [4.4.1 Pages 315-327: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/4-4-1-pages-315-327-key-events.md) - [4.4.2 Pages 315-327: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/4-4-2-pages-315-327-key-themes.md) - 4.5 Pages 328-349: The Visit - [4.5.1 Pages 328-349: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/4-5-1-pages-328-349-key-events.md) - [4.5.2 Pages 328-349: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/4-5-2-pages-328-349-key-themes.md) ### 5 Chapter Summaries & Analysis: Part Four - 5.1 Epilogue: London, 1999 - Pages 353-371 - [5.1.1 Pages 353-371: Key Events](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/5-1-1-pages-353-371-key-events.md) - [5.1.2 Pages 353-371: Key Themes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/5-1-2-pages-353-371-key-themes.md) ### 6 Key Character Profiles - 6.1 Briony Tallis - [6.1.1 Overview of Briony's Character](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-1-1-overview-of-brionys-character.md) - [6.1.2 Briony in Part One](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-1-2-briony-in-part-one.md) - [6.1.3 Briony in Part Three & Four](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-1-3-briony-in-part-three-and-four.md) - 6.2 Robbie Turner - [6.2.1 Overview of Robbie's Character](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-2-1-overview-of-robbies-character.md) - [6.2.2 Robbie in Part One](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-2-2-robbie-in-part-one.md) - [6.2.3 Robbie in Part Two & Three](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-2-3-robbie-in-part-two-and-three.md) - 6.3 Cecilia Tallis - [6.3.1 Cecilia in Part One](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-3-1-cecilia-in-part-one.md) - [6.3.2 Cecilia in Part Three](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-3-2-cecilia-in-part-three.md) - 6.4 Lola Quincey - [6.4.1 Overview of Lola Quincey](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-4-1-overview-of-lola-quincey.md) - [6.4.2 Lola Relationship with Marshall](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-4-2-lola-relationship-with-marshall.md) - 6.5 Paul Marshall - [6.5.1 Overview of Paul Marshall](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-5-1-overview-of-paul-marshall.md) - [6.5.2 Paul Marshall's Relationship with Lola](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-5-2-paul-marshalls-relationship-with-lola.md) - [6.5.3 Paul Marshall's Power](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-5-3-paul-marshalls-power.md) - 6.6 Emily Tallis - [6.6.1 Overview of Emily Tallis](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-6-1-overview-of-emily-tallis.md) - [6.6.2 Emily Tallis' Character](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/6-6-2-emily-tallis-character.md) ### 7 Key Themes - 7.1 Introduction to Crime Texts - [7.1.1 Common Themes in Crime Texts](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/7-1-1-common-themes-in-crime-texts.md) - 7.2 Crimes in Atonement - [7.2.1 Crimes in Atonement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/7-2-1-crimes-in-atonement.md) - [7.2.2 Structural Patterning & Ambiguity in Crime Texts](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/7-2-2-structural-patterning-and-ambiguity-in-crime-texts.md) - 7.3 Criminals in Atonement - [7.3.1 Paul Marshall & Lola as Criminals](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/7-3-1-paul-marshall-and-lola-as-criminals.md) - [7.3.2 Narrative Point of View in Crime Texts](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/7-3-2-narrative-point-of-view-in-crime-texts.md) - 7.4 Victims in Atonement - [7.4.1 Lola, Robbie & Cecilia as Victims](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/7-4-1-lola-robbie-and-cecilia-as-victims.md) - [7.4.2 Females Victims & Social Class in Crime Texts](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/7-4-2-females-victims-and-social-class-in-crime-texts.md) - 7.5 Detection in Atonement - [7.5.1 Detection in Atonement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/7-5-1-detection-in-atonement.md) - [7.5.2 Detection in Crime Texts](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/7-5-2-detection-in-crime-texts.md) - 7.6 Settings in Atonement - [7.6.1 Settings in Atonement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/7-6-1-settings-in-atonement.md) - [7.6.2 Symbolism of Settings in Crime Texts](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/7-6-2-symbolism-of-settings-in-crime-texts.md) - 7.7 Guilt & Punishment in Atonement - [7.7.1 Marshall & Briony Escaping Punishment](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/7-7-1-marshall-and-briony-escaping-punishment.md) - [7.7.2 Guilt & Punishment in Crime Texts](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/7-7-2-guilt-and-punishment-in-crime-texts.md) ### 8 Writing Techniques - 8.1 Structure - [8.1.1 Overview of Structure](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/8-1-1-overview-of-structure.md) - [8.1.2 Metanarrative, Circular Structure & Ending](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/8-1-2-metanarrative-circular-structure-and-ending.md) - [8.1.3 Manipulation of Time](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/8-1-3-manipulation-of-time.md) - 8.2 Form - [8.2.1 Narrative Perspective](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/8-2-1-narrative-perspective.md) - [8.2.2 Genre](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/8-2-2-genre.md) - 8.3 Symbols & Motifs - [8.3.1 Symbolism of the Vase & Amo Bar](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/8-3-1-symbolism-of-the-vase-and-amo-bar.md) - 8.4 Language - [8.4.1 Focalising Through Briony & Robbie](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/8-4-1-focalising-through-briony-and-robbie.md) ### 9 Context - 9.1 Historical Context - [9.1.1 The Summer of 1935](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/9-1-1-the-summer-of-1935.md) - [9.1.2 Dunkirk, 1940](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/9-1-2-dunkirk-1940.md) - [9.1.3 London, 1940](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/9-1-3-london-1940.md) - 9.2 Social Context - [9.2.1 Social Class](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/9-2-1-social-class.md) - [9.2.2 The Role of Women in the 1930/40s](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/9-2-2-the-role-of-women-in-the-193040s.md) - 9.3 Literary Context - [9.3.1 Literary Genres & Atonement](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/9-3-1-literary-genres-and-atonement.md) ### 10 Critical Debates - 10.1 Marxist Literary Criticism - [10.1.1 Introduction to Marxist Literary Criticism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/10-1-1-introduction-to-marxist-literary-criticism.md) - [10.1.2 Marxist Readings: Importance of Social Class](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/10-1-2-marxist-readings-importance-of-social-class.md) - [10.1.3 Marxist Reading: Capitalist Exploitation & War](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/10-1-3-marxist-reading-capitalist-exploitation-and-war.md) - 10.2 Feminist Literary Criticism - [10.2.1 Introduction to Feminist Literary Criticism](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/10-2-1-introduction-to-feminist-literary-criticism.md) - [10.2.2 Feminist Readings: Gender Roles & Stereotypes](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/10-2-2-feminist-readings-gender-roles-and-stereotypes.md) - [10.2.3 Feminist Readings: Marriage & Family](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/10-2-3-feminist-readings-marriage-and-family.md) - [10.2.4 Feminist Readings: Male & Female Sexuality](https://senecalearning.com/en-gb/revision-notes/a-level/english-literature/aqa/atonement-specification-b/10-2-4-feminist-readings-male-and-female-sexuality.md)