Briony Tallis, a character in conflict

Prompt 2: Choose a character in a novel or play of your choice (from the AP List!) and write about the conflict(s) that arise since they are in conflict with the society they are from. This may be socially, religiously, and/or morally. Dig deep! You should also address whether your character comes to a good/bad fate due to this conflict(s).

In the novel, Atonement by Ian McEwan, Briony Tallis falls madly in love with her family’s maid’s son, Robbie Turner who happens to be head over heels for her older sister, Cecilia. An opportunity of revenge approaches her and she takes full advantage of the situation when she tells her seeking family that the culprit, who raped her cousin Lola, the night her cousins ran away, was Robbie. Briony, a usually sweet, truthful, innocent child was not asked many questions when she made this false accusation because her mother and father would never associate their perfect daughter with a lie. Briony’s sister Cecilia believed that Robbie was not capable of rape and challenged her sister on this note. This created unease between the sisters because Briony Tallis was in conflict with her human morals.
Robbie Turner, an impeccable innocent man was sent away to fight in World War II where is life was timelessly at risk every day. He trained himself to be closed and not to let anyone or anything stand in his way. However he was unable to escape his love for his childhood sweetheart, Cecilia Tallis. She believed him like no other, even before he explained that he did not commit the crime. While away at war, they kept their love strong. They wrote letters and meet up whenever Robbie was in town for something. But their thoughts deceived them because no matter how hard they tried to make it work, they were separated until the war ended, which was unknown at the time.
Briony Tallis knew right from wrong but blamed her actions on her age. Saying that she was too young to know what the outcome would be from her blaming Robbie for such a big crime. She comes to terms with her fault 5 years later because she has had time to think about her irrational actions while all her sister gave to her was silence. Missing her sister while being ignored helped her to see her internal conflict with herself. This conflict was created whenever she didn’t get everything the way she wanted it. In the end Briony Tallis realizes what she did is utterly cruel for a human being to act that way to another human being. But it was too late.