Evaluation/Reader's Response

* Is Briony credible? Could she actually be a living, breathing human being? How does McEwan make the character seem so real?
* What, then, is McEwan’s opinion of Briony?
* What is your reaction to Briony? Are you sensitive to her and to her situation? Do you feel empathy toward her? Does she deserve what she “gets” in the story, or is her fate undeserved?
* Does Briony say anything to you personally? How do you relate/respond to her? Why do you respond the way that you do?

I think that Briony is credible in her mind, but in reality she is just making stories up to keep herself occupied. She is just like any other 13 year old girl trying to figure herself out but she has such an overactive imagination. In real life, i think Briony could exist, but for the most part, if her mother was more active in her life and taught her differently i think Briony wouldn't be as unbelievable. McEwan makes the character seem real by giving Briony the childhood sense of curiosity while still being able to keep a proper tone.
McEwan's opinion of Briony is the readers, i think. He portrays her to be slightly hated and disliked by the reader, while at the same time being the main character and needing to somehow connect to the reader.
I personally like Briony, but she doesn't seem to change much from her teenaged years to when she grows up. Yes, she is remorseful about what she did, but at the same time she still writes the book and could potentially be spreding mistruths.
I related to Briony a little in the sense that when I was little i had an active imagination, but i could always tell the difference between reality and what i wish were real.