Essays on CLassicThe door to heaven is tightly locked Atonement
This review may contain spoilers. Find you, love you, marry you and live without shame. ——Atonement When reading Ian McEwan’s works, I feel like a child, watching the most hidden part of my inner self being brazenly displayed on paper—innocent yet cruel, lovely but foolish. While marveling at how accurately it captures the essence, I also feel a tipsy sense of shame, yearning to gaze longer and deeper at this “other self.” The novel is more cruel than the film. The novel’s strength lies in its torrential flow of thoughts and consciousness, demanding full engagement from the reader. The film, on the other hand, relies heavily on actors to create a certain illusion, making us feel as though we can keep...
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