Silas Marner: Eliot's Manipulation
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Silas Marner, written by George Eliot, covers a time span of more than thirty years; however, emphasis is limited to three relatively short periods. The first period opens the book, showing Silas living his lonely existence at Raveloe, which leads to a flashback to fifteen years earlier when he ....
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.... We learn from his flashback of 15 years earlier that he comes to the village of Raveloe because he has been falsely accused of stealing by the members of his religious sect in Lantern Yard, his hometown. Having lost faith in both God and man, he seeks a new life in Raveloe with new inhabitants, and falls into a routine of work and loneliness. We learn that his greatest joy is in amassing money. He likes how they shine and feel. Silas' few attempts at being neighborly are received with su ....
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Page count: 4 (approximately 250 words per page)
