... spent all his life neglecting and denying Eppie as his daughter, but when he finally claims her, she rejects his offer to become part of her life. An excellent show of both Irony and the second theme of the book is presented throughout the story. Silas thought he could achieve happiness by saving the gold he earned from his weaving. In the end, he ... , poet, short story writer and translator. Her strongest point was novels where she is claimed to be one of the greatest English novelists of the nineteenth century. "Her work is informed by penetrating psychological analysis and profound i...

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