Silas Marner: What do you think George Eliot wanted to illustrate through the pattern of Silas' moral journey in Silas Marner'? At the start of the novel, Silas Marner is a valuable member of the community in a village called Lantern Yard. ... Following the theft of the gold Silas has nothing left in his life until a child called Eppie enters his house. ... When Silas discovers the theft he gives a wild, ringing scream, a cry of desolation, for he is now utterly alone and at his very lowest point. ... Elliot uses this contrast between Silas and Godfrey in order to demonstrate th...

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• Grade Level: High School