In the early years of Silas’ life he lived in a quiet little town by the name of Lantern yard. Silas was a church going man with many friends, a well paying job, and more happiness than one could ask for. Silas felt invincible, that no harm could ever befall him until one morning the utopian lifestyle Slias had been living came crashing down on him. The event that caused this total destruction of life as he knew it was when Silas was framed by his best friend, William Dane, for stealing money from a dying deacon. This accusation threw Silas into a pit of despair which he did not emerge from until many years later. During these dark times Silas lost all faith in God and any faith he had in human nature. To try to escape this terrible happening Silas moves away to a small town named Raveloe where he al

It has now been sixteen long years since the day Silas lost his gold, but Silas does care much for gold now that he has found the new love of his life, Eppie. One morning Silas’ gold is returned to him. Instead of rejoicing like he would have before he met Eppie, he used the money to take a trip back to his old town of Lantern Yard to confront his devastating past. It turns out that Lantern Yard had been destroyed when a new factory was built here years ago. With his past behind him and a bright future in front, Silas ventures back to his loving friends and family who are waiting for him back in the town of Raveloe.

ienates himself from those around him.

Eppie totally changes Silas Marner’s life because she restores his will to live, his trust in human nature, and his faith in God. Silas brings up Eppie as his own chld and comes to think of her as the daughter he never had. "The money’s gone I don’t know where, and this is come from I don’t know where"(153). After Eppie has been living with Silas for some time, Silas gets up the courage to go to church and start interacting with the townspeople he has been living so close to for so many years and never taken the time to meet.

So many years before, the gold filled the gap that had been created when Silas was betrayed by his friend, causing him to give up everything he held dear. Now, the loss of his gold changes his lif

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