Silas Marner by George Eliot - Carefully examine the way in which the E

Silas Marner by George Eliot - Carefully examine the way in which the momentous events of New Years Eve dramatically changed Silas Marners life.Carefully examine the way in which the momentous events of New YearsEve dramatically changed Silas Marners life.Silas Marner the novel wrote by George Eliot, is or so the linenweaver of an isolated village known as Raveloe. Marner was once a wellrespected member of a community in a northern district town calledLantern Yard. But after everyone thinking he had been possessed bySatan, a string of events took place where he lost everything he evervalued.Marner was a very religious gentleman and a devote Christian. He was alwayssocialising and very much part of the society. He was unceasingly in thechurch and gave everything he had to them. An example for this isshown on page 14.Marner was highly thought of in that little hidden world known toitself as a church.This showed that people thought a lot of him and was an extremelypopular guy. He had many friends, but one special one who he reliedupon for everything. His name was William Dane. He was also in aloving relationship with his fiance Sarah.After Silas was framed for the theft of the church money, by his socalled friend William Dane, he becomes a complete social outcast. Atfirst he thinks God will clear him, but this hope turned into miserywhen his religious community casts him out. His credit in god iscompletely lost. Sarah breaks up with him and soon marries WilliamDane. This makes him realise he can not trust man either. This isshown on page 20,.Poor Marner went out with that despair in his soul- That shakentrust in God and man, which is a little short of madness to... ... isolated outcast, toa suspicious foreigner and now a well respected member of his society.Marners main priority is Eppie. This is shown when the money ishanded back to him and he says .it takes no hold of me now. Thisshows all of his bash is concentrated on Eppie. His life has had manyups an d downs but he has got on with it and in the end has become amuch stronger person, with his faith in God and man restored. This isshown when he says,Since the time the child was sent to me and Ive come to love heras myself, Ive had light enough to trusten by, and now she saysshell never leave me, I think I shall trusten till I die.This puts his mind at ease that he will always have someone to lovewho will love him back.All of these events have shown that Marners life has changeddramatically to make him a much stronger, reliable person.