Abstract :
This term paper discusses a literary film about someone's physiological changes
because of children's lie or mistake. A problem in this study becomes interesting
when misunderstanding and one lie can give a profound effect in someone's life
and prolonged guilt. Intrinsic and extrinsic approach is used to analyze the
problems in the film. Through the
intrinsic approach the author uses
characterization, setting, and plot. Through extrinsic approach the author uses
psychoanalysis, the concept of lying and guilt. Method that is used is qualitative
method; the kind of method
is study of literature, nature interpretive
research/analysis with the method of data collection in the form of script texts
from Atonement film by Christopher Hampton and was supported by some of the
literature related to the theory/concepts/definitions that suitable as a secondary
source.