Silas Marner by George Eliot - Carefully examine the way in which the E

Silas Marner by George Eliot - Carefully examine the way in which the momentous events of New Year’s Eve dramatically changed Silas Marner’s life. Carefully examine the way in which the momentous events of New Year’s Eve dramatically changed Silas Marner’s life. â€Å"Silas Marner† the novel wrote by George Eliot, is about the linen weaver of an isolated village known as Raveloe. Marner was once a well respected member of a community in a northern district town called Lantern Yard. But after everyone thinking he had been possessed by Satan, a string of events took place where he lost everything he ever valued. Marner was a very religious man and a devote Christian. He was always socialising and very much part of the society. He was forever in the church and gave everything he had to them. An example for this is shown on page 14. â€Å"†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Marner was highly thought of in that little hidden world known to itself as a church.† This showed that people thought a lot of him and was an extremely popular guy. He had many friends, but one special one who he relied upon for everything. His name was William Dane. He was also in a loving relationship with his fiancà ©e Sarah. After Silas was framed for the theft of the church money, by his so called friend William Dane, he becomes a complete social outcast. At first he thinks God will clear him, but this hope turned into misery when his religious community casts him out. His faith in god is completely lost. Sarah breaks up with him and soon marries William Dane. This makes him realise he can not trust man either. This is shown on page 20, â€Å"†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦.Poor Marner went out with that despair in his soul- That shaken trust in God and man, which is a little short of madness to... ... isolated outcast, to a suspicious foreigner and now a well respected member of his society. Marner’s main priority is Eppie. This is shown when the money is handed back to him and he says â€Å"†¦.it takes no hold of me now.† This shows all of his love is concentrated on Eppie. His life has had many ups and downs but he has got on with it and in the end has become a much stronger person, with his faith in God and man restored. This is shown when he says, â€Å"†¦Ã¢â‚¬ ¦Since the time the child was sent to me and I’ve come to love her as myself, I’ve had light enough to trusten by, and now she says she’ll never leave me, I think I shall trusten till I die.† This puts his mind at ease that he will always have someone to love who will love him back. All of these events have shown that Marner’s life has changed dramatically to make him a much stronger, reliable person.