One of the secrets being kept in this story is the relashionship between Cecilia and Robbie. There is evidence in this story that leads us to believe that there is some kind of tension between the two. The narrorator tells us that they used to be really good friends but now everytime they talk they argue, however it seems as though there both just nervous being around each other and they are hiding their feelings.
This secret relates to the secret from The Jack Randa Hotel in the sense that there are characters that are hiding their feelings. I believe that Gail hides her feels for Will and eventually confesses them through letters pretending to be another person. In this story there is tension between Robbie and Cecilia, i believe there emotions are revealed later on in the story.
Im not sure if this secret is significant to the book but it definielty leaves the readers very curious and wanting to read more to the story.
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Though the author of this post did not necessarily comment on the narratorial significance of the relationship between Cecilia and Robbie, I will take the liberty to express my stance on the importance of their relationship to the novel. So far, in my opinion, the two most important events which happened so far are Robbie and Cecilia having sex and the entire incident involving Robbie's supposed attack on Lola and his arrest. Both events obviously have to do with Robbie, the first event being the physical manifestation of Cecilia and Robbie's relationship; and in the second event, Cecilia's response to it, not speaking to constables at all and upon Robbie's return and subsequent arrest, she kisses his hands and seems very caring toward him. These events both having to deal with Robbie and Cecilia's relationship and being the most important event so far, lead me to believe that their relationship will prove to be very important to the novel.
Though the author of this post did not necessarily comment on the narratorial significance of the relationship between Cecilia and Robbie, I will take the liberty to express my stance on the importance of their relationship to the novel. So far, in my opinion, the two most important events which happened so far are Robbie and Cecilia having sex and the entire incident involving Robbie's supposed attack on Lola and his arrest. Both events obviously have to do with Robbie, the first event being the physical manifestation of Cecilia and Robbie's relationship; and in the second event, Cecilia's response to it, not speaking to constables at all and upon Robbie's return and subsequent arrest, she kisses his hands and seems very caring toward him. These events both having to deal with Robbie and Cecilia's relationship and being the most important event so far, lead me to believe that their relationship will prove to be very important to the novel.
Atonement starts out as one the most boring novels i have ever had to read. Cecilia and robbie i feel obviously have feelings for eachother but they cannot express them properly. Later this is confirmed when cecilia and robbie have sex. Many secrets are being kept in this book, and they are hard to uncover because of the narration of the novel. Everything is givin to you from someone outside point of view. This makes it very difficult because you never really get a sense of what the characters directly involved feel about the situation. This leaves the reader somewhat confused, which could be a good thing if the book ends up straightening out that confusion
True this novel may be very boring in the beginning, which may seem like most of the book but once you get through that point everything starts to unravel and it becomes a great story of childhood, love and war. The story greatly follows Briony who is 13 and on the verge of womanhood. She is the reason Robbie is convicted of the crime commited on her estate but he is really innocent. Years later Briony feels guilty for this so she goes of to the war to work as a nurse where Robbie himself is fighting. The writing style of the novel is good in the way that you get many different characters perspectives and then you realize who's is true and who is lying, making the novel secretive but later unravels itself.
As the other two commenters have said, this novel starts off very boring, but I feel that the tension between Cecilia and Robbie add to the buidling interest. We are uncertain of their relationship until the library scene where even after that, we still have questions. Throughout part two where Robbie is at war, we learn more information about their love life; that they are writing to each other, that they met when Robbie got out of jail and that Cecilia left her family becasue she belives that Robbie was innocent of raping Lola. These elements show that there is something more than friendship between them. However, we learn at the end of the novel that Briony has been writing her acount of what happened and we can't really be sure that she is accurate. We learn that she is an unreliable narrator and she can't be trusted.
This secret can also be compared to Carried Away because our main charactor Louisa contacts her lover by letters and they never have the time together that they deserve.
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