Silas Marner: The Loss Of Humanity

Silas Marner, a book of betrayal, grief, happiness, and justice. Silas Marner was the protagonist of this book, and he played an important role as the story was developing. Over the course of the story, we see Silas pass through several phases, such as friendship, desolation and becoming a loving father. In this essay I will focus on how Silas Marner lost his humanity, how was he living with his grief, and how he miraculously recovered his humanity. In the beginning of the story, we meet Silas’ character. In chapter 1, page 9, the author describes Silas as a “young man of exemplary life and ardent faith”; and we also start getting the idea that he is a man who is faithful, friendly and has nothing to ask for. The story introduces Silas’ best friend, William Dane; unfortunately, William Dane portrays Silas as being guilty of a crime he wasn’t responsible for and, from what I understood, William Dane did it to steal Silas’ fiancé. Silas, …show more content…
If you see it this way, the author of the book was preparing something better for him: to love Eppie other than just his gold. According to chapter 13, page 164, Silas said, “My money is gone I don’t know where- and this is come from I don’t know where.” Silas must’ve assumed that Eppie was the replacement of his gold and all the bad things that happened in the past where nothing very important as the joy and happiness that filled his life with the arrival of Eppie. Silas started to talk to people because he wanted for Eppie to know all the great things of Raveloe, he even returned to church! People started to consider him as a noble man that adopted Eppie and did a great job educating and raising Eppie. Something that is ironic is that Dunstan, the brother of Godfrey, was found dead outside of Silas house, along with Silas’ gold that he was trying to steal fifteen years before! This is God’s way of working through injustices and even awarding Silas with