"But I get the impression she's taken on nursing as a sort of penance. She wants to come and see me and talk. I might have this wrong, and that's why I was going to wait and go through this with you face to face, but I think she wants to recant. I think she wants to change her evidence and do it officially or legally." (199)
This excerpt from Cecilia's letter to Robbie stands out a lot to me in the second half of Atonement. For one, this inspires hope to him that Cecilia can make up with her family, which he desperately wishes for her to do. Also, it will free him from the accusation that Briony placed on him for assaulting Lola, which had placed him in jail. This also serves as motivation for Robbie throughout his journey. For example, he think of his name being cleared and Cecelia while fighting fever in the crowded basement located in Dunkirk. Cecelia being suspicious of Briony wanting to tell the truth does also come to attention later in the novel as well when Briony explains that a retrial is not possible.
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