The document provides instructions for students waiting for their lesson to begin by having them unscramble words related to lasting or enduring concepts. It then outlines the learning objectives of considering the significance of the title of the novel Enduring Love and gaining insights into the author Ian McEwan's basis for the novel. Finally, it asks students to look at images and relate them to characters and themes in the novel based on their reading so far.

1. As you are waiting for the lesson to begin... LGANSIT NONTINUCIG FSUREF PMERANNET ERPSITS TEABSL LASTING CONTINUING SUFFER PERMANENT PERSIST STABLE Unscramble the anagrams above. What do the words have in common, and why might they be important?

3. To gain an insight into McEwan’s basis for the novel

5. Read through the interview with Ian McEwan and answer the following questions: For what reason is it necessary for the reader to be aware of the narrator’s scientific mind from the outset? What is ‘de Clerambault’s syndrome’? What factor does McEwan feel sparks it off? At what point did McEwan decide on his gripping opening to the novel? Why did McEwan establish Clarissa as a character so different to Joe? In what ways does McEwan view his novel as different to other types of ‘Western literature’?

6. Look at the following images. What do they suggest about the characters and themes in the novel? From your reading of Enduring Love, what evidence do you have for this so far?

8. As you are waiting for the lesson to begin… Summarise the events of chapter one in no more than 10 bullet points

9. Learning Objectives To gain an understanding of chapter one To consider how McEwan builds drama and tension from the outset

10. Re-read the opening paragraph of chapter one, considering as you read how McEwan draws the reader into the story that is about to unfold. How does McEwan hook the reader in from the start? What facts are we given / what can we be sure of? What questions does this paragraph leave the reader with?

11. Answering the following questions, making notes in your text as you go. Pages 3 - 8. What do you learn about the relationship between Clarissa and Joe? What does Joe do whilst waiting for Clarissa at the airport? What conclusions about his character can be drawn from this? What is the effect of the line ‘I see us from three hundred feet up, through the eyes of the buzzard’. Why does the narrator give us this perspective? What are your impressions of Joe from this chapter? How does the language used help to create this impression?

12. Homework Ensure you are all enrolled on the VLE ‘desire’ course. Complete an entry to the forum ‘Sympathy’. Enrolment key – desire. This is NOT an optional course. This is an ongoing homework activity and will help you consider and challenge different opinions, analyse quotes etc.

13. Group Task Read pages 8-16. This section focuses on the balloon accident. McEwan clearly establishes the importance of the event as a turning point in the narrator’s life. Read through this section in your groups and make detailed notes on the following: The gradual build up to the event - the focus on the picnic The reader's prior knowledge of the outcome Joe's perspective on the event - his analysis of it from memory and his varied emotions. The way that the event is described and that tension is created by the use of varied sentence structure Be prepared to feedback to the class.

14. To end the lesson … How does McEwan’s writing in this chapter help build up drama and tension for the reader?

16. On the day of the accident Clarissa and Joe had been reunited after 6 weeks apart.

17. Clarissa had been in Boston researching the work of Darwin.

18. Joe had bought French bread and brie for the picnic.

19. Joe and Clarissa were alerted to the danger by the cry of a child.

20. The pilot of the balloon was the child’s grandfather

21. Four other men were running towards the catastrophe along with Joe.

22. John Logan was an architect.

24. On the day of the accident Clarissa and Joe had been reunited after 6 weeks apart.

25. Clarissa had been in Boston researching the work of Darwin.

26. Joe had bought French bread and brie for the picnic.

27. Joe and Clarissa were alerted to the danger by the cry of a child.

28. The pilot of the balloon was the child’s grandfather

29. Four other men were running towards the catastrophe along with Joe.

30. John Logan was an architect.

32. Narrative point of view This chapter is looking back on past events, allowing the narrator the opportunity to examine exactly what happened and who might be to blame. Consider the way the narrator analyses the situation, making notes on how he views individual social responsibility. Highlight phrases that show his scientific mind at work.

33. We discussed in the first lesson the differences between Joe and Clarissa. Look back over chapter one and find evidence for the following:

34. To end the lesson… Think about the characters of Joe and Clarissa and everything we have discussed so far. What word would you use to describe them and what evidence do you have for your choice? Be prepared to feedback you responses.

35. As you are waiting for the lesson to begin… Think back to what you have learned about the character of Joe in Chapter one. Which of the words above would you choose to describe him. What evidence have you from Chapter one to support your opinion?

37. To explore the first meeting between Joe and Jed

40. What does the introduction of religion and belief add to the character of Parry?

41. How is the character of Clarissa used in their conversation? Why does McEwan do this?

44. As you are waiting for the lesson to begin… What is the purpose of our partner in life? Rank the ideas above in order of importance, based on what you think is the most important aspect of a relationship. Which of these do we see in the relationship between Joe and Clarissa?

47. In a previous lesson, we discussed the differences between the scientific and religious mind. It is this difference in viewpoint and belief that ultimately breaks the bond between Joe and Clarissa. Whilst Joe focuses on what is concrete and can be proved, Clarissa is more romantic and fluid in her outlook. Where do we see examples of the two different outlooks – the scientific and the religious – in the presentation of Joe and Clarissa in this chapter? How does this add to our impression of these two characters at this early part of the novel?

48. McEwan chooses a chapter which soothes and grounds Joe to introduce the element of danger and suspicion… ‘The light had been out five minutes when the phone rang and snatched me from the beginnings if sleep. I have no doubt that I remember his words correctly. He said, ‘Is that Joe?’ I didn’t reply. I had already recognised the voice. He said, ‘I just wanted you to know, I understand what you’re feeling. I feel it too. I love you.’ I hung up. Clarissa murmured into the pillow, ‘Who was that?’ It may have been exhaustion, or perhaps my concealment was protective of her, but I know I made my first mistake when I turned on my side and said to her, ‘It was nothing. Wrong number. Go to sleep.’ ( p.37 ) How does McEwan introduce Jed Parry to the safe world of Joe and Clarissa? How does Joe react? How does McEwan hint at what is to come? What is the general tone and feeling of the end of Chapter twenty three?

49. And to finish the lesson… ‘As we reach the end of Chapter three, we recognise that Joe is a more likeable character that Clarissa.’ To what extent do you agree with this statement? What have you learned in this – and previous – lessons to help you reach an informed opinion?

51. As you are waiting for the lesson to begin… ‘If the first person had not let go, the surely the rest of us would have stayed in place. And who was this first person? Not me. Not me. I even said the words out loud … Was is panic or rational calculation? Had we killed him really, or simply refused to die with him?’ ( Chapter 6 – p.55 - 56 ) Can Joe be held accountable for what happened to John Logan – was it his fault? Why do you think McEwan includes this reflection at this point in the novel? What would you have in a similar situation?

53. To highlight why Chapter six is signifcant.

56. The fact that Joe still considers the accident – and his role in the accident – suggests that he is still at odds with the part he played. The frenzy of the situation only serves to frustrate him even further.

57. Joe chooses to confide in Clarissa for the first time in this chapter, despite the fact that various episodes have taken place with Jed Parry already. Her frivolous and carefree attitude towards Parry’s protestations of live soothe him although there are suggestions of anxiety in their conversation.

58. McEwan chooses to introduce Jed Parry again in this chapter, thus violating the loving and confidential world that Joe and Clarissa have created for themselves.

60. How does McEwan create tension when Joe tells Clarissa that Jed has confessed his love for him? How is this tension subverted?

61. At what point during this conversation does the tone change? How does the tone change and what does this suggest?

64. As you are waiting for the lesson to begin… As we have seen in a previous lesson, much of Enduring Love focuses on the difference in perspective between Science and Religion. Think about what you have learned about the character of Jed Parry in previous lessons. In your opinion, is all encompassing and passionate faith shown to be powerful or destructive? Should we be threatened by the force of Parry’s faith?

66. To gain insight as to how McEwan creates tension and suspense throughout Chapters seven and eight

69. McEwan creates tension throughout the chapter by raising the menace in Jed Parry. By the end of this chapter, it is clear that Parry is a force to be reckoned with.

70. We begin to see a little more about Jed Parry’s character in this chapter. Most noticeably, we begin to see the changing emotions and in Jed. This makes us feel even more uncomfortable as the chapter progresses.

71. The question of religious intent is once again introduced. Parry’s intentions for Joe seem to be two fold – to save him and to love him.

73. Now that you have decided how the chapter develops and have the vocabulary to articulate how McEwan manipulates the reader, find evidence to support your opinion. For each word, choose a quotation which supports your opinion. Be prepared to feedback your ideas and explain what the quotation tells us about McEwan’s writing.

74. Remind yourself of our discussion about Science and Religion from the beginning of the lesson… ‘She was perturbed when I read Wilson’s passage to her. Everything was being stripped down, she said, and in the process some larger meaning was lost…The truth of that smile was in the eye and heart of the parent, and in the unfolding love which only had meaning through time…I told her I thought she had spent too much time in the company of John Keats. A genius no doubt, but an obscurantist too who thought science was robbing the world of wonder, when the opposite was the case. If we value a baby’s smile, why not contemplate the cause?...Clarissa said that I had not understood her. There was nothing wrong in analysing the bits, but it was easy to lose sight of the whole. I agreed. The work of synthesis was crucial. Clarissa said I still did not understand her, she was talking about love. I said I was too, and how babies who could not yet speak got more of it for themselves. She said no, I still did not understand. Then we had left it. No hard feelings. We had had this conversation in different forms on many occasions. What we were really talking about this time was the absence of babies from our lives.’ ( Chapter 8, p.71 ) How does McEwan emphasise the fundamental differences between Clarissa and Joe in the language and syntax in this extract?

76. How does McEwan suggest that Joe is pathetic and vulnerable during his conversation with the police? What does this suggest about his complaint with Jed Parry?

77. Read again the paragraph beginning, ‘I made a flask of coffee…’ on p.75. How does Joe suggest dissatisfaction with his working life?

78. At the end of this chapter, Jed Parry remains outside the home of Joe and Clarissa. What does this suggest about his character and intent?

80. Chapter Nine

81. Our learning objectives for the lesson… To develop our understanding of Clarissa and Joe’s relationship. To examine the style of narration and how this influences our interpretations.

82. CLARISSA Discuss: What is the significance of her name? What is the importance of her role and her passion for Keats in the novel? How does the reader respond to her as a character?

83. Why does McEwan associate Clarissa with Keats? Keats is particularly famous for his views on ‘Negative Capability’. Basically, this is a state of mind in which someone is ‘capable of being in uncertainties, mysteries, doubts, without any irritable reaching after fact and reason.’ Keats, therefore, promoted a view that it was desirable to accept that some things were not meant to be understood. Where have we seen Clarissa’s sympathy to this in the novel so far?

84. Chapter Nine What are the significant events of chapter nine?

85. Clarissa’sPoint of View (Pgs 83 – 88) ‘The police? You phoned the police? Thirty-three messages on the machine?’ But she saw it as she came in, the indicator said zero. He wiped them, he insists, at which Clarissa sits up in the water and takes another look at him and returns her stare full on. When she was twelve her father died of Alzheimer’s, and it’s always been a fear that she’ll live with someone who’ll go crazy. That’s why she chose rational Joe... ‘Do you think it’s possible you’re making too much of this man Parry. That he’s really not much of a problem. I mean, ask him in for a cup of tea and he’ll probably never bother you again. He’s not the cause of your agitation, he’s a symptom.’ Perhaps Parry, or the Parry as described by Joe, does not exist. She shivers, ands lowers herself back into the water, keeping her gaze on him... ‘You were so intense about him as soon as you met him. It’s like you invented him... You ought to be asking yourself which way this fixation runs.’ Who does the reader sympathise with during this argument? Why? What is McEwan trying to lead the reader to believe? How does this link to the destructive nature of desire?

88. As you are waiting for the lesson to begin: Discuss: When and why do people write letters? In the novel, Clarissa is researching the Romantic poet John Keats. She is searching for a last letter to Keats’ mistress Fanny Brawne because she is certain that “love that did not find its expression in a letter was not perfect.”

89. Our learning objectives for the lesson… To analyse Jed’s first letter to Joe. To compare the destruction of love in Othello, The Great Gatsby and Enduring Love.

90. Dear Joe, I feel happiness running through me like an electrical current. I close my eyes and see you as you were last night in the rain, across the road from me, with the unspoken love between us as strong as steel cable. I close my eyes and thank God out loud for letting you exist, for letting me exist in the same time and place as you, and for letting this strange adventure between us begin. I thank Him for every little thing about us. This morning I woke and on the wall beside my bed was a perfect disc of sunlight and I thanked Him for that same sunlight falling on you! Just as last night the rain that drenched you drenched me too and bound us. I praise God that He has sent me to you. I know these is difficulty and pain ahead of us, but the path that He sets us on is hard for a purpose. His purpose! It tests us and strengthens us, and in the long run it will bring us to even greater joy. Chapter 11 reveals a new level to Jed’s obsession when he begins to write letters to Joe. How does the reader respond to this communication? Even though there is no physical interaction, how has McEwan presented Jed as more of a menacing threat in this chapter?

91. Dear Joe, I feel happiness running through me like an electrical current. I close my eyes and see you as you were last night in the rain, across the road from me, with the unspoken love between us as strong as steel cable. I close my eyes and thank God out loud for letting you exist, for letting me exist in the same time and place as you, and for letting this strange adventure between us begin. I thank Him for every little thing about us. This morning I woke and on the wall beside my bed was a perfect disc of sunlight and I thanked Him for that same sunlight falling on you! Just as last night the rain that drenched you drenched me too and bound us. I praise God that He has sent me to you. I know these is difficulty and pain ahead of us, but the path that He sets us on is hard for a purpose. His purpose! It tests us and strengthens us, and in the long run it will bring us to even greater joy. Despite the fact we do not see Joe or Clarissa’s reaction to this letter – what type of impact is Parry’s persistent intrusions having on their relationship? How do we know this?

93. Is this long term or short term destruction? Do the relationships overcome their interference?

94. What do they desire? What spurs them on to destroy things? Is this justified?

95. Do you think the relationships in the text would have been doomed anyway? Why?Gatsby – ‘The Great Gatsby’ Jed – ‘Enduring Love’ Othello – ‘Othello’ Iago – ‘Othello’ Joe – ‘Enduring Love’ Tom – ‘The Great Gatsby’

96. Discuss: Which character has the most destructive effect on love / relationships? Gatsby – ‘The Great Gatsby’ Jed – ‘Enduring Love’ Othello – ‘Othello’ Iago – ‘Othello’ Joe – ‘Enduring Love’ Tom – ‘The Great Gatsby’

97. Homework: Enduring Love Questions on Chapter 12 and 13 How does Clarissa react to reading Jed’s letter? How does Joe betray Clarissa’s trust in this chapter? How does McEwan describe Jean Logan’s house? How is it a perfect setting for sorrow? What does their conversation tell Joe about Mrs Logan and about himself? Explain Mrs Logan’s suspicions about the circumstances of her husband’s death.

98. Chapter Fourteen

99. As you are waiting for the lesson to begin: Complete the wordsearch you have been given. Extension: Look at each of the words – which character would you use the language choices to describe and why?

100. Our learning objectives for the lesson… To analyse chapter fourteen. To consider the impact of the introduction of De Clerambault syndrome on the text.

101. It was with a touch of sadness that Clarissa sometimes told me that I would have made a wonderful father. She would tell me that I had a good way with children, that I levelled with them easily and without condescension. I’ve never looked after a child for any length of time, so I’ve never been tested in the true fires of parental self-denial, but I think I’m good enough at the listening and talking, I know all seven of her godchildren well. We’ve had them for weekends, we’ve taken some on holiday abroad, and we’ve devotedly cared for two little girls for a week – Felicity and Grace who both wet the bed – while their parents tore each other in a divorce hearing. I was of some use to Clarissa’s eldest godchild, an inwardly stormy fifteen year old befuddled by pop culture and the oatfish codes of street credibility. I took him drinking with me, and talked him out of leaving school. Four years later he was reading medicine at Edinburgh, and doing well. (Pg 118) Why does McEwan open chapter fourteen with information about the past? What do we learn about Joe and how do we respond to him? Why has McEwan shared this information with us?

102. De Clerambault's Syndrome In chapter 8, Joe believes he has found a diagnosis for Jed’s obsession: De Clerambault's Syndrome. Read through the information sheet and find evidence to suggest that Jed is suffering from the different symptoms of this condition.

103. De Clerambault's Syndrome In chapter 8, Joe believes he has found a diagnosis for Jed’s obsession: De Clerambault's Syndrome. Read through the information sheet and find evidence from the text to suggest that Jed is suffering from the different symptoms of this condition. Jed does not fulfil all of the symptoms of the illness. What about Jed’s character does not conform and why do you think McEwan has made these changes?

104. De Clerambault’s syndrome. The name was like a fanfare, a clear trumpet sound recalling me to my own obsessions. There was research to follow through now and I knew exactly where to start. A syndrome was a framework of prediction and it offered a kind of comfort. I was almost happy ass she opened the front door for me and the four of us crowded out onto the brick path to say our goodbyes. It was as if I had at last been offered that research post with my old professor. (pg 124) How does McEwan create a shift in tone at the end of chapter 8? How does the revelation at the end of chapter 8 connect to the information we were told at the beginning of the chapter?

105. To end the lesson… Do you think the words from the wordsearch and from the syndrome information sheet could be used to describe Jed AND Joe? Victim Belief Isolated Deluded Inaccessible Threatening Affectionate Violent Harassed Resistant

106. Chapter Fifteen

107. Chapter Fifteen As you are waiting for the lesson to begin bullet point the five key events of chapter fifteen.

108. Our learning objectives for the lesson… To revise the assessment objectives for our coursework. To analyse chapter fifteen in groups.

109. RECAP: What are the four assessment objectives for A Level literature?

110. AO1 - Articulate creative, informed and relevant responses to literary texts, using appropriate terminology and concepts, and coherent, accurate written expressionAO2 - Demonstrate detailed critical understanding in analysing the ways in which structure, form and language shape meanings in literary textsAO3 – Explore connections and comparisons between different literary texts, informed by interpretations of other readers.AO4 - Demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and received.

111. Group Task – Chapter Fifteen In groups, you will be developing questions to analyse chapter fifteen. Firstly you must consider the key areas of the chapter. Then you must create four questions – one to address each assessment objective. You must be able to answer your own questions to ensure that when you set it you know if it has been answered correctly! AO1 - Articulate creative, informed and relevant responses to literary texts, using appropriate terminology and concepts, and coherent, accurate written expression. (A general comprehension question – one that requires knowledge and understanding of the chapter.) AO2 - Demonstrate detailed critical understanding in analysing the ways in which structure, form and language shape meanings in literary texts. (Select a specific area of the text and encourage close analysis.) AO3 – Explore connections and comparisons between different literary texts, informed by interpretations of other readers. (Encourage comparisons with Othello and / or Gatsby.) AO4 - Demonstrate understanding of the significance and influence of the contexts in which literary texts are written and received. (This is a modern text – how does this affect the content and the presentation of events?)

112. Final Task You now must pair up with another group and answer each other’s questions. Class Discussion: Which is the most difficult assessment objective to consider when analysing the text? How can we ensure that we do not over look this element in our essays?

113. As you are waiting for the lesson to begin... At the start of chapter 17, Joe describes Clarissa as ‘ disloyal, unsupportive in this time of crisis, and irrationally suspicious.’ Discuss: Based on what you have learned about Clarissa (and their relationship), do you find it believable that she would react in this way? What does this add to our understanding of Parry’s intrusion on their lives?

115. To consider how Jed’s advances on Joe are changing – taking into consideration chapter 16 and 17

117. Chapter 17 begins with the line “I don’t know what led to it, but we were lying face to face in bed, as though nothing was wrong…” and ends with Clarissa going to sleep in another room: “We continued to live side by side, but I knew that I was on my own.” Consider the structure of the narrative in this section. Although featured around Clarissa and Joe, the narrative digresses along many paths. Make a note of these and consider: what does this suggest about Joe’s state of mind at this point and the direction their relationship has taken.

118. To end the lesson … ‘He was inviolable in his solipsism…” (chapter 17 p145) Inviolable: Incapable of being destroyed. Solipsism: the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist What do you think Joe means by this? Based on everything we have seen so far, to what extent do you agree with his perception. What evidence do you have for your decision.

119. As you are waiting for the lesson to begin… What are the most significant events of chapters eighteen?

123. When Joe enters the police station, he observes everything around him in detail. How does this affect his perception of the staff at the station – including Inspector Linley?

124. What do you think Linley’s view in Joe is when they begin the interview?

125. Why is it important that Linley is ‘still untempted to write’? (p155)

126. Based on Joe’s interaction with Linley, how justified is Linley when he asks ‘Any sort of psychiatric illness, Mr Rose?’ (p156)

128. As you are waiting for the lesson to begin… Look back over chapter nineteen (page 162 - 167). What clues does McEwan give us to prepare the reader for the significant event that takes place?

131. I stood in the semi-dark of the hallway and listened; only the creak and click of contracting wood and metal, and, deep in the pipework, the trickle of retreating water. From the kitchen, the susurration of the refrigerator, and beyond, the soothing rumble of the night-time city. Back in my study I sat with the phone in my lap, considering the moment, this turning point. I was about to step outside the illuminated envelope of fear and meticulous daydreaming into a hard-edged world of consequences. I knew that one action, one event, would entail another, until the train was beyond my control, and that if I had doubts this was the moment to withdraw. Johnny picked up on the fourth ring and I said my name. It took him less than a second. “Joe! Joe Rose. Hey! How you doing?” “Well, I need some help.” “Oh yeah? I got some really interesting…” “No, Johnny. Not that. I need your help. I need a gun.” How would you describe the tone in this extract? Joe considers this episode to be a ‘turning point’ for him. In what way do you think this is true? Is this a course of action we would expect to see from Joe?

132. Homework Read the essay regarding Enduring Love and Keats. Based on what you have read answer the following question to demonstrate your understanding: What relevance does Keats have on the novel Enduring Love. (500 words).

133. And to finish the lesson… “In…linking Clarissa with emotion and Joe with reason, McEwan may be accused of simply endorsing gender stereotypes…Joe can be seen as stereotypically masculine…in his desire to master Jed through knowledge…” Enduring Love Guide – Clark & Gordon To what extent do you agree with statement? Focusing on chapter 20, do you feel that Joe continues to be a character of ‘reason’?

134. As you are waiting for the lesson to begin… In the pack in front of you are some of the opening sentences from different chapters throughout the novel. Using the information given (and not your books!) see if you can arrange them in the correct order.

135. The beginning is simple to mark. Though we woke the next morning with these events still ringing in the air above our bed, the day with its blend of obligations was a balm to us. Outside our apartment building, running straight on rising ground, was an avenue of plane trees just coming into leaf. As I stepped out on to the pavement I saw Parry standing under a tree at the corner, a hundred yards away. It would make more sense of Clarissa’s return to tell it from her point of view. Or at least, from that point as I later construed it. My impression was that the rain intensified the moment I stepped out ... I ignored Parry and set such a furious walking pace that when I got to the corner and looked round, he was fifty yards behind. Dear Joe, I feel happiness running through me like an electrical current. It was with a touch of sadness that Clarissa sometimes told me that I would have made a wonderful father. She would tell me that I had a good way with children, that I levelled with them easily and without condescension. Dear Joe, The student I hired rang my bell at four yesterday afternoon and I went out to meet him at the gate. I don’t know what led to it, but we were lying face to face in bed, as though nothing was wrong. On Wednesday it was Clarissa’s birthday. When I gave her a card she kissed me full on the lips. Now it was settled in her mind I was unhinged, now she had told me we were finished, she appeared elated and generous. I arrived twenty minutes late. The place was doing good lunchtime business – conversation was at a roar and stepping in from the street was like walking into a storm. Dear Joe, I’m sorry about our row. I’m not being sardonic – I really mean it, I genuinely regret it.

138. How does Joe and Clarissa’s behaviour support what we already know about them? How does it differ?

141. They are ‘Corrosive of feeling’.

142. Joe feels cramped by grief, so cannot comfort/be comforted by Clarissa. It is as if they are numb.

143. Clarissa cannot get over seeing Joe with a gun-she is repulsed.

145. As you are waiting for the lesson to begin… How does McEwan approach the appendices at the end of the novel? What information are we given in each of the appendices? What is the purpose of each appendix?Summarise what occurs in each of the two appendices in your own words.Be prepared to feedback your ideas.

147. To understand why McEwan finished the novel in this way

149. How fitting are the appendices as a final end to the novel?

151. To satiate our desire for a happy ending and give us closure to the relationship between Joe and Clarissa?

152. To lend weight to the scientific phenomenon of De Clerambault’s syndrome?

153. To ensure a cliffhanger ending?

155. Appendix One presents the case of Jed Parry as seen by Drs Wenn and Camia. What are the words WennCamia anagrams of? WennCamia = Ian McEwan ‘However, as the Manchester Guardian reported recently, neither the British Review of Psychiatry nor the study's authors exist. (In fact, the last names of the doctors are an anagram for Ian McEwan.) … Jonathan Yardley of the Washington Post seemed to be convinced by the ruse, referring to the novel as a "formidably intelligent study of one form of mental illness.“’ (Laura Miller – Salon) Why does McEwan create the fictional account of De Clerambault’s syndrome at the end of the novel? Does the fabrication merely add weight to McEwan’s fiction or is McEwan trying to make a final attempt to manipulate and mislead the reader?

156. Appendix Two references a letter from Jed Parry to Joe on his 1000th day in confinement. ‘I ought to be going under. Instead I feel more purpose than I’ve ever known in my entire life. I’ve never felt so free. I’m soaring. I’m so happy, Joe! If they’d known how happy I was going to be here they would have let me out. I have to stop writing to hug myself. I’m earning our happiness day by day and I don’t care if it takes me a lifetime. A thousand days – this is my birthday letter to you. You know it already but I need to tell you again that I adore you. I live for you. I love you. Thank you for loving me. Thank you for accepting me, that you for recognising what I am doing for out love. Send me a message soon and remember – faith is joy!’ (p.245) How fitting is this as an end to the novel? What impression is McEwan trying to leave the reader with the at the close of the appendices?

157. And to finish the lesson… McEwan has said that Enduring Love was written in ‘the spirit of investigation’ and that he was not ‘trying to give a lot of answers…’ The Salon Interview – 1999 Think back to what you have learned this lesson about how McEwan chooses to end the novel. What questions have been answered? What questions are still yet unsolved? Were we ever supposed to find out the answers?