: Contexts1: Life in England in the 1930s and 1940s2: The Second World War3: The life and works of Michael Frayn4: The life and works of Ian McEwan5: The Second World War novel6: The coming of age novel7: Postmodernism: Activities: Spies1: Stephen and Keith2: The other characters3: Children, adults and coming of age4: Spies5: Social background and the Close6: Themes7: Images, symbols and motifs8: Language, style, structure and voice: Activities: Atonement9: Briony, Robbie and Cecilia10: The other characters11: War and peace12: Sex and relationships13: Social class14: Themes, motifs and symbols15: Language, style and structure16: Viewpoint and voice17: Postmodernism and intertextuality: Assessment focus1: Specifications and objectives2: Essay questions3: Sample questions with notes: Resources1: Chapter summaries and commentary: Spies2: Chapter summaries and commentary: Atonement3: Literary terms and concepts4: Further study5: 'Symbols of heaven and hell in Michael Frayn's Spies' by Jill Swale