How Far Does Eliot Change His Life

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Eliot wanted to change his life by giving him a gift for his sadness, loneliness and empty life that Silas had passed for years, replacing the gold with a child, which Eliot present that a real treasure in life is a human in this case, the child.
Godfrey is not brave enough, he is submitted such a coward and a selfish by not admitting his child as his. He just gave money to Silas to buy new clothes for her. He returns to the Red House thinking of Nancy and promising her to be the man how she would like to have one, also having in mind his brother Dunsey if he returns what is going to happen, and about the child , would it be better to tell Nancy or not, is he going to throw away his happiness or just leave the things as they now.
Keeping the child by Silas impressed the villagers, how could a man raise a child alone, but Silas was the one who gave all from himself. Dolly was very pleased to help Silas
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Nancy wants to recover her refusal of six years ago by forcing Godfrey to visit Silas and admit to Eppie as her real father and convince her to go home with them. As they arrived to Silas’s cottage and told them the truth, Silas asking him about why he did not wanted her sixteen years ago before she called him father and not now. Godfrey trying to convince Silas that nothing will not be changed, Silas answers “ Just the same”. “ How’ll she feel just the same for me as she does now” when we eat o’ the same bit, and drink o’ the same cup, and think o’ the same things, from one day’s end to another?, “ You’d cut us i’ two”. (www.pagebypagebooks.com /George-Eliot / Silas- Marner—chapter xix- p. 5 )Silas from the very deep of his soul tried to tell Godfrey that Eppie is his everything, his soul, his mind , his smile, his

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