silas marner

Jean Song English 001-601 First Paper 02/17/00 George Eliot's Silas Marner tells the story of an unjustly exiled weaver who is restored to life by means of a little orphan girl named Eppie. Silas' character throughout the book is extremely unique in that extraordinary events take place in his life yet he does nothing to spur these happenings. Silas Marner is extremely passive throughout most of the book, until the end, when a great event occurs …

…passive character. Throughout a good portion of the book, he is absent from the plot. Yet the book seems to revolve around him without any of his actions contributing. At the end of the story, Silas himself has become well-liked and speaks more in the finals chapters than he has throughout the whole novel. Silas Marner's character evolves, from the beginning of the story to the end, without any outwardly efforts on his part.