Enduring Love by Ian McEwan
How important are the Appendices in the novel?
The opening of a novel is vital, as it sets the foundations for the
story to come. In “Enduring Love” the ending (The appendices) is just
as important. The appendices are important in many aspects. Together
they are a conclusion to the story, the classic ‘happy ending’ that
all readers desire. Thus without them the novel would not conform to
McEwan cyclic structure. Starting and ending with love that is endured
or love that is enduring. Appendix 1 is factual; allowing the reader
to amass their own opinions, independent of character influence. It is
also McEwan’s tool to ensure that the reader understands the full
story by providing facts and background information that link with how
the characters have portrayed certain aspects of the story. Appendix 2
is emotional linking back to the theme of Enduring Love also it
maintains the importance of letters in the novel. The Appendices also
carry the motif of the story, the theme of Enduring Love, but
additional themes are outlined such as Appearance Vs Reality, Fact Vs
Fiction. But deeper within the text are references linked to reality
and reiteration that writing, in whatever form, can be deceiving
because writing is art and is therefore based on the creativity of the
writer.
The Appendices are vital to this novel because most readers like a
happy ending. Appendix 1 concludes the story assuring that “R (Joe Rose)
and M (Clarissa Mellon) were reconciled” and because Clarissa is
infertile they “successfully adopted a child” making their lifetime
dream of starting a family come true. This is important for the
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...iting. The reader is led to believe that the case study is true
fact. The names Wenn and Camia (the psychologist responsible for
writing the case study) are an anagram of Ian McEwan. So the case
study is in fact fiction. McEwan uses this to show that it does not
matter what type of writing it is, whether it is a literature piece, a
case study, an article by a journalist, a love letter or a poem. You
cannot be sure if it is reliable. All writers are artists and their
media is their canvas. Their work will always be influenced by their
expressiveness, their creativity and their purpose. The case study was
written for a purpose, to provide a believable ending to the story and
clear up any doubt. It was too perfectly formed to be true life, the
curtains, the links, and the letters all perfectly mastered to fool
the reader.
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