Silas Marner Research Paper

The Delights Of Hope Everyone has experienced at least a tragedy sometimes in their lives, in which that moment they feel either hopeless or helpless. Although this moment might feel like an eternity, there is always fortunate events that will follow that tragedy. In other words, there will always be hope after tragedy. In Silas Marner by George Eliot, Eliot creates the main protagonist, Silas Marner, to experience full satisfaction, connect back to society, and show how much pain and stress he can endure. To help support this, Eliot uses a variety of techniques such as metaphors for hidden meanings, imagery to appeal to the audience’s senses, diction for setting the mood and indirect characterization to let the audience learn about the characters …show more content…
An example is “...his misfortune...was now accompanied with more active sympathy, especially amongst the women” (Eliot 122). This shows that after the tragedy happened, people around town begun to speak about Silas Marner-making him known again- and feel pity for him after his tragic gold disappearance. As rumors spread across town that Silas Marner have a child, they offer him support especially Dolly Winthrop. Without her, Silas would have not been able to properly care for Eppie, which can lead to Eppie turning her back against him and become disobedient. Another example is when Silas “appeared for the first time within the church, and shared in the observances held sacred by his neighbours” (Eliot 127). This illustrates that Silas once more came back to believing in God, thanks to Dolly hearing about the rumor of Silas’ child. It also shows Silas’ neighbors that he truly cares about his religion again by christening his child, Eppie, leading them to changing their negative views on Silas. All in all, Silas Marner becoming apart of society again is another example of how it is tragedy is essential for experiencing