The Significance of the Ending of Enduring Love
The endings of Enduring Love hold important significance to the whole
novel. The 'endings' refer not only to the final chapter, Chapter 24
but also to the appendices I and II.
After reading the last chapter readers are bound to be left with the
feeling of unfulfilment. The appendices, particularly the case study
in Appendix I, provides a lot of resolution that is not given in that
final chapter or any other chapter in the novel. The Appendix I is a
case study reprinted from The British Review of Psychiatry, by Dr
Robert Wenn and Dr Antonio Camia. It is a case study Oliver Burkeman (The
Guardian reporter) proclaims to 'detail the terrifying real-life case
on which the story is based'. It provides us with the case from which
the book was apparently based upon and provides us with resolution as
to where the narrative would continue to from the end of the last
chapter. But the major significance of this is that the case study is
infact false and the British Review of Psychiatry does not exist.
'I can confirm that Appendix I of Enduring Love is fictional, based on
the novel that precedes it rather than the other way around' admits
the author, Ian McEwan. He has set this up so manipulatively that the
two supposed authors of the British Review of Psychiatry, Dr Robert
Wenn and Dr Antonio Camia are fictional and whose surnames together is
fascinatingly an anagram of Ian McEwan's name.
McEwan's use of psychiatric lexicon, quotes and overall format all
have been used expertly into fooling us to believe that this is a real
scientific case study. Although, some clues are visible to its
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... infact not the ending. McEwan's narrative does not
end with the final chapter but it secretly extends into the appendices
that follow. McEwan manipulatively uses them to allow us to believe
that the narrative was based on a real life story aiming to provoke
shock from the reader, while also providing us with resolution to the
narrative. He finally does conclude his narrative with a letter from
Jed Parry which readers will, based on appendix I, either believe to
be real or based on a real letter. It also allows the reader to fully
acknowledge the insanity and delusion in which the character exists.
This actual ending of the novel is a very significant last voice as
the image of Parry living in his insanity will leave a bearing
impression on the readers mind knowing that people like this exist in
their very own reality.
I also noticed a subheading; this is extremely unusual in a letter. However, this a clever presentational device because it immediately catches our eye and which tells us what the next couple of paragraphs are about, it also insures the letter is well structured and will be quite lengthy. Furthermore, the persuasive language is amazing: “Gift” they have used this word to make us feel good about ourselves: like we’re giving a present.
Now letter-Writing is, to me, the most agreeable Amusement: and Writing to you the most entertaining and Agreeable of all Letter-Writing. John Adams
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went out of his way for it to happen. It was much more the will
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