In his former lantern yard that had equipped him with faith, he is out of terms with the congregation that is falsely condemning him of stealing its finances. The play also depicts money as a source of conflicts. Owing to its value, it is stolen by Dunsey.

For instance, when Silas moves from his former yard after his conflicts with the church, he settles as a foreigner in Raveloe where he accumulates large sums of money from his herbal business, which he in turn uses to purchase gold. Money stands out as something valuable and needed by everyone in this novel. He is no longer isolated and unhappy but accompanied and joyous. He remains poor and isolated but fortunately, he symbolically adopts a golden-haired baby girl who is later married, and ends up staying in his home, a case that overturns his situation. He also owns a good amount of gold, which is stolen later together with the money by Dunsey, and the case ignored. He gets a lot of money as an herbalist but people mistake him for witch doctor. He suffers false accusations of theft and isolation by his religious friends, a situation that forces him to abandon not only his Godly faith but also his people and leaves for Raveloe, a village worse than his former. Silas is a foreigner, rich in skills, in Raveloe village, a case that, coupled with his catalepsy sickness, makes his neighbours suspect him in everything that happens. It depicts Eliot’s attitude towards religion.Įmploying the elements of literature, Eliot uses characters like Silas Marner, a miser and a weaver, Godfrey Cass, Squire’s son, Eppie, Silas adopted girl, William Dane, Silas’ friend, among others. Written by George Eliot, ‘Silas Marner’ is a captivating tale published in 1861 and set in the beginning of the 19 th century.

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