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The Change in Silas Marner throughout the Novel
How does Silas Marner change throughout the novel?
Silas Marner was written by George Elliot in 1861 this was the time of the industrial revolution. When there was industrial revolution Britain and its people had money because of big businesses. Silas Marner reflects in that because it could be said that the moral of this book is that money is not the only thing that matters because in most cases money only brings more grief’s and problems and it can ruin a life, no matter how much money a person has it could never buy him pleasure except the self satisfaction. George Elliot introduces the reader to different character which has something in common and that is been selfish. Godfrey Cass and Dunstan Cass show this in different times in the novel and even the protagonist Silas Marner exhibit this traits in numerous times in the novel. Even though during the play this characters all exhibit selfishness but by the end their characteristics are not similar in anyway. Mary Ann Evans who is also known by her pen name as George Elliot took a male name because she thought that people would criticise her book unfairly because she was a woman.
Silas Marner is a linen-weaver. As a young man in his hometown of Lantern Yard, Silas is accused of killing a town deacon by not being by his side on his deathbed and accused of robbing the deacon's money. When his knife, purposely placed by William Dane, his most trusted friend, in the drawer of the money but instead of the money, William wrongly accuses him of stealing the money and killing the deacon. Having been hurt and betrayed by his faith in his religion, Silas leaves his hometown and settles in Raveloe. Raveloe is a country village where its inhabitant stays true to traditional customs and ideas. The villagers take pride in their farms, fields, and grounds. Isolated from nearby towns, Raveloe town’s people are content to stay within the village. For fifteen years, Silas was feared by the townspeople, as he has a reputation

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