Detailed study of Silas Marner.
Detailed study of Silas Marner Chapter 13 My chapter happens just after the most important chapter in the whole of the Novel.It is the chapter after Silas finds Eppie in his cottage. This is a turningpoint in the story because after Eppie arrives, Silas no longer grieves over his stolen money and becomes more social. The chapter I am studying is called "Silas brings the child to the red house". In this chapter Silas brings Eppie to Godfreys house where the new years evening party is being held. He asks for the doctor because in the previous chapter he had found a women lying unconscious in the snow. Godfrey had secretely been married to a women called molly and had a child. When Silas Brings the little girl to his house Godfrey recognises her and realises that the women Silas found must be the girls mother, Molly. Godfrey rushes out to make sure that the women was dead because if she was he could then marry Nancy Lammeter. The women is dead and later on when he returns to the party at the red house he proposes to Nancy. He doesn't own up to the fact that he was married to Molly and that the little girl is his child. Silas decides he wants to keep Eppie and calls her Eppie after his mother. The novel was Published in 1861 but was set much earlier in the 1780's in the middle of the Victorian period. The town where most of the novel is set is called Raveloe. In small towns
How are characters and relations made convincing in George Eliot’s ‘Silas Marner’ and Paul Gallico’s ‘ The Snow Goose’?
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Accepting responsibility for Eppie makes Silas a happier person, whilst Godfrey's rejection of her will only bring him deep regret. Discuss the obvious parallels and differences between Godfrey Cass and Silas Marner.
The novel 'Silas Marner' is a story of old fashioned village life in a remote place called Raveloe, showing how the community responds to the old weaver, Silas Marner, who was once a respected member of a narrower evangelical congregation. The story, set in Raveloe in 1805, was written by Mary Ann (Marian) Evans under her pen name George Eliot. The tale soon flashes back to events that took place before 1805, to the late 18th century, and reflects times past, even for the readers of George Eliot's time. The author uses an omniscient narrator, but her own preaching judgements and summaries can often be seen coming through - as can some of William Wordsworth's ideas and views on the value of what can be learned from the natural world and the innocence of childhood. This preaching demonstrates many of her own opinions, formed largely through her own experience of the religious outlook of the evangelical churches that sprung up in larger towns and cities and to which she had briefly belonged. William Wordsworth' ideas, of the importance of childrens' influences on adults rather than the adults' influence on children, shine through as we read, for example: ". . . for the little child had come to link him once more with the whole world." These words suggest that Eppie has brought Silas back to life (having lost everything at Lantern Yard, when he was framed for stealing and for
Silas Marner was a skilled handloom linen-weaver, of simple life who had come to live in the village of Raveloe.
Silas Marner Silas Marner was a skilled handloom linen-weaver, of simple life who had come to live in the village of Raveloe. The sound of his loom was very different from anything the villagers were used to and the village boys would stare in at his window until he chased them away: Silas´s Loom, so unlike the natural cheerful trotting of the winnowing-machine, or the simpler rhythm of the flail, had a half-fearful fascination for the Raveloe boys, who would often leave their nutting or bird´s- 'nesting to peep in at the window of the stone cottage, counter balancing a certain awe at the mysterious action of the loom, by a pleasant sense of scornful superiority, drawn from the mockery of its alternating noises along with the bent, thread-mill attitude of the weaver'. The boys of the village were afraid that Silas had an 'evil eye' and that he could harm them by just looking at them. There was a belief that he had some sort of connection with the devil because of his healing powers. When Silas came to Raveloe he did not make any new friends preferring to keep himself busy by just doing his work. The reason for this was because in Lantern Yard he had been betrayed by his 'friend´, William Dane, who had accused him of theft resulting in the lost of his beloved Sarah and his expulsion from the chapel. In fact Dane had conspired with his fiancée whom he wished to marry and
Describe how the character of Silas Marner is presented in the novel and explain how George Eliot's readers would have judged him
Describe how the character of Silas Marner is presented in the novel and explain how George Eliot's readers would have judged him Throughout the story Silas Marner character seems to change but inside he is still the same person. At the beginning of 'Silas Marner' Marner comes across as a lonely, greedy old man that is unsociable and the only point he is still alive is to work so he can get even more rich. As the story goes on and you hear about the incident at Lantern Yard the reader realise he was once a kind, generous man who had loved god and is still that same person deep down. To the villagers of Raveloe and the reader at the beginning of the story Silas Marner seems to be really mysterious and odd compared to the rest of the villagers. When you learn about his past you realise he is actually no difference than the rest of Raveloe. The significance of describing Silas Marner first in Raveloe is to show the contrast between how much his life has changed and how his personality and lifestyle has changed. Silas Marner finds out that a lady in Raveloe called Sally Oakes has the same illness as his mother had and he feels sorry for her. He remembered about some herbs that made his mother better so he gave these to Sally Oakes and her illness disappeared. As soon as Sally Oakes told the rest of the village of how her illness had vanished thanks to Silas Marner they all
"Roots", a novel by Alex Haley.
"Roots" For this assignment I choose to read "Roots", a novel by Alex Haley. This novel explores six generations of black African Americans. Roots begins with a birth in an African village in 1750, and ends two centuries later at a funeral in Arkansas. And in that time span, an unforgettable cast of men, women, and children come to life, many of them based on the people from Alex Haley's own family tree. When Alex Haley was a boy growing up in Tennessee, his grandmother used to tell him stories about their family, stories that went way back to a man she called "the African" who was taken aboard a slave ship bound for Colonial America. As an adult, Alex Haley spent twelve years searching for documentation that might authenticate what his grandmother had told him. In an astonishing feat of genealogical detective work, he discovered the name of "the African"-Kunta Kinte, as well as the exact location of the village in West Africa from where he was abducted in 1767. While Haley created certain unknown details of his family history, Roots is definitely based on the facts of his ancestry, and the six generations of people--slaves and freedmen, farmers and lawyers, an architect, teacher--and one acclaimed author--descended from Kunta Kinte. But with this book, Haley did more than recapture the history of his own family. He popularised genealogy for people of all races and colours;
Willie Beech is an eight-year-old maltreated child.
Willie Beech is an eight-year-old maltreated child. He is evacuated to the city of London, to the small countryside village of Little Weirwold. He is billeted with Mr Tom Oakley a forty-year-old widower. Tom is disconnected from the rest of the village due to the unfortunate tragedy's he's had to face and suffer from. Slowly and gradually Willie forms a father-son relationship with Tom. This builds throughout and ends in happiness for both of them as they forget their past lives and become part of the community. Will is emotionally very sensitive and embarrassed. Every night, for sometime, he wets the bed. This is because he didn't settle in properly and was nervous. That then caused embarrassment when he had to tell Mr Tom about his "little problem." Toms understanding and support during this time helped Willie to overcome it. Also it shows good parenting skills. The way Wills mother brought him up doesn't help. She told him many lies just so he'd be scared, more controllable and better behaved. Several years of this cruel "treatment" lead Willie to think that most families were like his. He'd never even realised before that things she'd said may not even be true. When William first came to the village, Tom had no choice over having an evacuee, so couldn't say no. I think Tom noticed the difference in Wills behaviour compared to other children and couldn't understand why
Discuss the Importance of the Theme of Duty in George Eliot's novel Silas Marner In the novel Silas Marner it can be seen that duty is a highly relevant and significant theme. The
Discuss the Importance of the Theme of Duty in George Eliot's novel Silas Marner In the novel Silas Marner it can be seen that duty is a highly relevant and significant theme. The author, George Eliot, illustrates this through the characters and plot in various ways. The meaning of duty is when a person shows consideration and responsibility for others. In Silas Marner, many of the characters have duties for various other characters. It can be seen that Godfrey Cass has many duties to people like Molly, Eppie, Nancy, Squire Cass and Dunstan. Silas and Eppie have a two - way relationship, where they have a duty to one another. Similar to Godfrey, Dunstan has a duty to Godfrey and Squire Cass. It seems possible that Eppie may have a duty to Godfrey. Some of these characters honour their duty, e.g. Silas and Eppie. However, others neglect their duty, e.g. Godfrey. These people will either be punished or rewarded in the future for fulfilling or not fulfilling their duty. From the beginning of the novel Silas Marner it can be seen that there are characters neglecting their duty. This is found through the character of William Dane. William Dane was a friend of Silas Marner whilst he was living in Lantern Yard. When an incident arose about the theft of church money from a church official, Silas Marner was brought into questioning. Being Silas Marner's highly respectable
Discuss the importance of the theme of duty in George Eliot's
Silas Marner Discuss the importance of the theme of duty in George Eliot's "Silas Marner" After careful analysis and examination of the novel Silas Marner, it has come to my awareness that the theme of duty is very prominent throughout the novel. The definition of duty is the obligation made to others. There has to be duties between relationships not only in the novel but also in realty to keep them alive. If duties were non existent in relationships, they would not last and eventually would fade away. There are various different types of duties that have to be taken forward in the novel. For instance, Silas has a duty towards Eppie as Eppie has a duty to Silas. Their duty is to love one and other and to be grateful for what they have got. Godfrey who is the oldest son of Squire Cass has to pay his duties to many people in the book. He has to fulfil a duty to Molly, Nancy, Squire Cass and Dunstan. He has to look after all of these people and has to show them love. He has to support them through all the bad times that they go through. Just because you should do your duties in life, does not mean that the characters are all honourable to their duties. Some characters honour their duties with sincerity and some characters neglect their duties and wash them away. There are different reasons for why the characters are honourable and dishonourable to their duties. The people that
George Eliot has written about a number of different family relationships in her novel 'Silas Marner'. Which relationships do you consider to be the best models for society today and how far do they reflect the author's own ideas and the time in which she
George Eliot has written about a number of different family relationships in her novel 'Silas Marner'. Which relationships do you consider to be the best models for society today and how far do they reflect the author's own ideas and the time in which she was writing? The author George Eliot (b.1810), the pen name of Mary - Ann Evans, grew up near a small town in Warwickshire. Eliot was part of a strong religious group but was led to question her beliefs by, intellectuals, Charles and Charlotte Bray. This upset her father. In 1961, George Eliot wrote 'Silas Marner'. 'Silas Marner' is a tale that includes what man believes to be the three most important things in life; family, love and money. George Eliot describes 'Silas Marner' as 'an old-fashioned tale of village life'. Eliot is correct but there are many hidden morals within Silas Marner which link with both George Eliot's life and modern society. 'Silas Marner' includes many characters that are family towards one another although they are not always related. At the beginning of the book, after being betrayed in Lantern Yard, Silas questions his beliefs in God, leaves his religious group and moves to a smaller village called Raveloe and works as a linen weaver. This part of the book reflects on George Eliot's life because, like Silas, Eliot left a religious group because she questioned her faith in God. Silas does not