Mary was her dad's favorite, which was why she felt obligated to housekeep and care for her father after her mom died in 1836 (Wiensenfarth 145). .
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Mary might have never become a writer if it wasn't for her prominent schooling. Before her mom's death, Mary started schooling at Miss Franklin's school of Coventry (George1). Upon transferring to Miss Franklin's school she claimed not to like it, because she was uninterested in language and theaters. Later as she began to adjust, she became one of the most diligent and dedicated students (Deeds 2). Mary became a very proficient linguist; she studied Latin, and Greek and spoke both of them very precisely (Wiesenfarth 146). She began schooling at home after she left Miss Franklin's, in order to take care of her father. Robert Evans, proud of his daughter, bought her any book she wished and arranged for her to receive lessons in German and Italian (George 2). .
Robert and Mary Ann moved to Foleshill where she began to study Christ; she studied the scripture so much that she began to question its credibility. After persuasion by her close friends Charles and Cara Bray and a bit of contemplating, she decided to leave her faith (Wiesenfarth 147). Silas Marner seems to show a hint of autobiography, because in the book Silas leaves his faith due to tragic events in his life. Mary Ann's relationship with Miss Lewis and her father dwindled when she stopped going to church in 1842. Her father refused to talk to her until they made a truce which imposed that Mary go to church, under the conditions that she could still believe in what she wanted. Robert Evans health started to fail, and he passed away in June of 1849(George 3).
When she was done with scripture she began writing, mainly because of her newfound relationship with aspiring writer George Lewes (Weisenfarth 147). Lewes convinced Mary into writing short stories and poems (Weisenfarth 148).