Can some explain what this quote means from the novel The Atonement by Ian Mcewan. I need it ASAP its due today. "[Briony] felt foolish, appearing to know about the emotions of an imaginary being. Self-exposure was inevitable the moment she described a character's weakness; the reader was bound to speculate that she was describing herself... Only when a story was finished, all fates resolved and the whole matter sealed off at both ends so it resembled, at least in this one respect, every other finished story in the world, could she feel immune.”

Well, what I think it means is that briony's constant struggle with what is occurring in the minds of others is apparent in this quote. She feels silly trying to get into their heads and, evidenced in the fact that she sees their weaknesses as her own, reveals that she doesn't feel like she can actually do this. The fact that she feels secure after she's finished the story is shown again at the end, as she feels that the goal of Atonement (to atone) is out of her hands, and into the hands of the reader. In both cases, she steps away from the story after finishing, leaving it to rely on others (readers or other books).

I REMEMBER THIS!

Explanation:

cabeza de vaca was an spanish explorer and n his long exploration of 11,000.km. from florida to present-day mexico, he went through a series of calamities and setbacks that only added to his deeds. he applied his religious creed with the humanist idea, always current and universal, that all men were equal before god and destiny without any discrimination. as an explorer, he became a slave to the tipinoga, then his shaman pointer, later and after an operation of heart to an indian (from which both came alive) he achieved stardom and became a hero followed by a crowd that professed unusual respect and admiration.

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