The novel “Silas Marner” written by George Eliot talks about a man named Silas Marner who is falsely accused of stealing, in a suggestion that showed his friend might have framed him. After his life is shattered and his trust in God lost, Silas leaves the city. He lives isolated, and devotes himself to his craft. One night, Silas's bags of gold are stolen by Dunstan Cass. On discovering the theft, Silas sinks into a depression. Godfrey Cass, Dunstan’s brother, also has a secret past. He is married to Molly Farren, which prevents Godfrey from marrying Nancy Lammeter. On a winter's night, Molly tries to make her way to a party with her two-year-old girl. On the way, she collapses in the snow and loses consciousness. The child wanders into Silas's house, and he follows the tracks to discover Molly dead. Silas keeps the child and names her Eppie. Eppie changes Silas's life completely, where Silas now has his broken life given back to him with a child. Sixteen years pass, and Eppie grows up to be the pride of the village. She has a strong bond with Silas, and he revisits his old neighbourhood that is now gone. In the end, Eppie marries, and they move into Silas's house. Silas's actions through the years in caring for Eppie have provided joy for everyone, and the family celebrates its happiness.
Religious beliefs empower the way that someone acts and thinks, especially someone who believes in a certain religion, during hard times and troubles. Sometimes, beliefs can change over time, with one developing and changing. Religious belifes also don’t necessarily have to be about a certain aspect in life, it can also be simply someone as a whole. In the book, Silas’s religious beliefs change throughout the plot. In the beginning, he was faithful and believed in god and following the community. Then, after he was falsely accused, Silas began his period of god of lie, where he no longer believes god after he was betrayed. But, after getting Eppie, Silas again returned to being religious and believing god. Silas’s religious belief was also shown with the author’s life experiences. In her childhood, she followed her father. In her youth, she was rebellious and later in life she felt the power of god. Religious beliefs are never the same, especially during times when one needs help or support. Although sometimes beliefs might sound useless and hopeless, they sometimes can still have impact on someone and completely change how they think or even act, just like how little details help build up trust and belief during hardships. Religious beliefs are not just ordinary fixed beliefs, they change and the influence that they bring to the story can change how one interprets things.
Fate and the destiny of what will heppen to someone is inevitable, and is usually powered by the actions of what someone does. Although it might not be obvious, fate will always go back to someone, no matter how strong the urge is to do differently or to change one’s thoughts or personality. In the book, the results and endings for the different characters vary, depending on what they did in life. Godfrey Cass, who ended with no child, had the fate because he didn’t accept Eppie has his child and Molly as his wife. Dunstan Cass, who died tragically and never even got to spend a penny of what he stole from Silas, received the ending because he stole money and also threatened his brother. Silas, on the other hand, received good fate and had a happy ending because of his care with Eppie. Fate can be determined in many different ways, and it doesn’t always end the same way. In other words, good people are rewarded with life, but bad people are paid with punishment. In most cases, it’s not too late to try and start over again from doing something negative or unfair. What really matters is how one takes the attitude and the lesson taht they learned from their fate. Someone’s fate, which describes their destiny or what will happen to them, can very depending in what someone had done and how they approach things, especially mistakes.
There is always a chance to start over or to change, where in each loss there is a gain, as in each gain there is a loss, and with each ending comes a new beginning. One can always change and develop into a better version of themselves, and it’s not always the obvious traits that show how people can start over. In the book, Godfrey Cass gained Lancy Lammeter and money, but he lost his child, Eppie. Dunstan Cass gained money and gold, while he lost his life and reputation after stealing the money from Silas. Silas Marner lost his home, reputation, friends, hope, and money, while he gained a happy life in the end and had a daughter and son-in-law. Eppie lost his parents, her mother who died and her father who abandoned her, but gained his new father (Silas) and husband. There is never a time when there is only loss or only gain, since there is always change. Although one might not experience their best or get accepted, there is always a way to show that they are still capable and that nothing will take them down. Not only that there is a chance to start over, people can still often try to do their best the second time in an attempt to gain. There is always hope and a chance to start over, and their is always gains and losses, and beginnings during endings.
Religious beliefs, fate, and the chance to change and start over are all crucial aspects and themes of the book “Silas Marner”. In the book, Silas’s religious beliefs change throughout the plot. In the beginning, he was faithful and believed in god and following the community. Then, after he was falsely accused, Silas began his period of god of lie, where he no longer believes god after he was betrayed. But, after getting Eppie, Silas again returned to being religious and believing god. The results and endings for the different characters vary, depending on what they did in life. Godfrey Cass, who ended with no child, had the fate because he didn’t accept Eppie has his child and Molly as his wife. Dunstan Cass, who died tragically and never even got to spend a penny of what he stole from Silas, received the ending because he stole money and also threatened his brother. Silas, on the other hand, received good fate and had a happy ending because of his care with Eppie. There is also gains and losses for every occurrence. Godfrey Cass gained Lancy Lammeter and money, but he lost his child, Eppie. Dunstan Cass gained money and gold, while he lost his life and reputation after stealing money. Silas Marner lost his home, reputation, friends, hope, and money, while he gained a happy life. Eppie lost his parents, but gained his new father (Silas) and husband.
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