Summary of Silas Marner
Silas Marner, a cloth weaver, lived in a big industrial town Lantern Yard. He belonged to the Methodist sect of Christianity and was a very religious man. He used to give away his large part of earnings in charity. By chance he became deeply acquainted with a servant girl Sarah and decided to marry her but his close friend William Dane accused him of thieving money from the church. The allegations were proved and Marner was found to be the culprit though he was not guilty. Sarah forsok Marner and married William Dane. In deep disguise, Silas left his village and settled down in a far off village Raveloe. There he became a handloom weaver. He hoarded a lot of guines and became a miser.
One dark night Dunstan Cass was passing Marner’s cottage. He made up his mind to get some loan from Marner. Seeing the door open and finding Marner absent, Dunstan stole Marner’s guineas and ran out of the cottage with two leather bags in his hands. After walking for a short distance he fell into a water pit and died. The incident of his death remained a secret for sixteen years and he was came to be known when the pits were drained of the water. Marner was deeply hurt at this loss of money and reported the matter to the villagers. The village constable investigated the matter but to no result. Consequently Marner became miserable and resumed his weaving.
It was New Year’s Eve. In the chilly and snowy weather Molly was passing with her two years old golden hair girl by the cottage of Silas. Being an addict of opium she fell in the snow and died but her girld entered into Silas’s cottage since Marner was in an epileptic fit. He did not notice her arrival. On seeing her, he felt that nature had sent him a golden haired little girl as a substitute for the loss of his gold guineas. Immediately Silas followed the footprints of the girl and traced the girl’s mother lying dead on the snow behind a bush. Silas informed the people at the Red House who buried her considering to be an unknown paper. Actually she was the wife of Godfrey Cass, the son of old Squire Cass, who had married her foolishly but he was longing to marry a very beautiful girl Nancy from a respectable and an, affluent farm owner Mr. Lammeter because Molly was prov
ed to be a long addict and its effect caused her to die while walking over the snow with her daughter. In reality Molly was on her way to the Red House to confront her husband and expose him to his father for action but she died under the intoxication of opium in half way. When Marner entered the Red House, Godfrey recognized his daughter and on his visit to Marner’s cottage, he learnt the death of Molly. He knew that he could marry Nancy and his daughter was safe with Marner since the later was bringing her up like his own child. Godfrey married Nancy and started leading a responsible life. In between the Old Squire Cass passed away and all his property came into the possession of Godfrey unfortunately Nancy did not produce any child and she became troubled without a child in the house for the last sixteen years.
Dunstan’s dead body was (now, reduced to a skeleton) found at the bottom of a pit while the pit was drained of the water. The hoard of Sila’s guines was found intact close to his skeleton and the money was handed over to Silas. At this stage, Godfrey made up his mind reveal the secret of his first marriage with Molley and the death of his wife sixteen years back along with the stay of his daughter Eppie with Silas. He was desiring to bring back Eppie since he was her real father. Getting courage, Godfrey told everything to his wife Nancy. She remained quite unmoved but she revealed if he had told this earlier, they could have done their duty towards Eppie. Godfrey was happy at her generous nature but at the same time she became somewhat agitated over Godfrey for keeping it a secret since she would have accepted Eppie as his daughter. Godfrey explained if the told his earlier, she might not have married him. There appeared tears in Nancy’s eyes. Godfrey requested her for having an apology for the wrong but Nancy praised him for his loyality and love. Then Godfrey proposed to go to Marner’s house for claiming the girl. Then they decided to leave for Marner’s cottage on that very night.
On reaching Marner’s Cottage, Godfrey and Nancy told the truth. To Silas. He asked him why he had not told earlier when he was in Red House along with the girl in his arms. Godfrey accepted his blunder and repented over his foolishness. Silas told that the girl was his own daughter and it would be painful for him to part with her. The decision was left on Eppie who did not accept her real father’s offer for her rather she pointed out that she could not leave the man who had brought-her up for so many years. She told that she was going to marry Aaron who belonged to the upper class family. Thus Godfrey and Nancy returned disappointed. In the due course of time, Eppie married to Aaron and it was decided that the married couple would stay with Silas so that he might not feel lonely. On his part, Godfrey did a lot for Eppie and gave a garden along with the wedding feast for the villagers. But Godfrey’s secret remained a secret from the villagers.
Character Sketch of Silas Marner
Silas Marner is a handloom weaver by profession in Lantern Yard. He was accused of thieving in the church falsely by his most intimate friend William Dane and then Silas came to settle in Reveloe and lived there for fifteen years. He worked there on his loom and earned a lot of money and hoarded several guineas. He was simply a pallid young man, with prominent, short sighted. He used to keep aloof from everybody and sought no man’s or woman’s company except for the purpose of his profession. He minded his own business of weaving and the earned money was hidden somewhere in his cottage.
In Lantern yard, he was a member of a Methodist Sect of Christianity and gave away money in charity. On occasions he had the epileptic fits. In Lantern Yard, people used to think him to be a young man of nobel character. Here he won the heart of a girl named Sarah but was falsely accused of robbery. Sarah married William Dane. At Ravoloe, work was his concern. He seemed to weave, like the spider, from pure impulse, without reflection. Through his professional work he hoarded the guineas. The crowns and the half-crowas and hid it in the earth under his loom. The village children called him ‘Old Master Marner’.
About Christmas time, his money was stolen that put him in deep gloom. Some of the kind fellows like Dolly Winthrop tried to console him in every possible way. But there came a sudden change when a little two years girl stopped into his house and at that time he was with an epileptic fit. On being conscious, he considered the girl like gold lying before his fire place. On the advice of the villagers, he adopted the girl and named Eppie. There came a change in his views and the loss of guineas no longer haunted him and thus the little girl became substitute for the gold guineas. Eppie grew up as a beautiful girl and he lavished all his care and love on her. He told Eppie everything about the robbery. Now Eppie was eighteen years old when Godfrey Cass and his second wife Nancy came to take the girl away from Marner but Eppie refused to leave Marner who had treated and brought up her as his own daughter. She resolved not to forsake him in the old age. In between Marner’s gold was discovered and was handed over to him. It was another reward for him.
If we examine the facts, Marner was punished by fate in a robbery and became pauper but the entry of the golden haired girl generated in him kindness and self-sacrifice with human sympathy on his part. This development marked the regeneration in him and it served as a good reward for Marner in his life through Eppie who resolved to stay with him even after her wedded life.
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Summary of Silas Marner
Silas Marner, a cloth weaver, lived in a big industrial town Lantern Yard. He belonged to the Methodist sect of Christianity and was a very religious man. He used to give away his large part of earnings in charity. By chance he became deeply acquainted with a servant girl Sarah and decided to marry her but his close friend William Dane accused him of thieving money from the church. The allegations were proved and Marner was found to be the culprit though he was not guilty. Sarah forsok Marner and married William Dane. In deep disguise, Silas left his village and settled down in a far off village Raveloe. There he became a handloom weaver. He hoarded a lot of guines and became a miser.
One dark night Dunstan Cass was passing Marner’s cottage. He made up his mind to get some loan from Marner. Seeing the door open and finding Marner absent, Dunstan stole Marner’s guineas and ran out of the cottage with two leather bags in his hands. After walking for a short distance he fell into a water pit and died. The incident of his death remained a secret for sixteen years and he was came to be known when the pits were drained of the water. Marner was deeply hurt at this loss of money and reported the matter to the villagers. The village constable investigated the matter but to no result. Consequently Marner became miserable and resumed his weaving.
It was New Year’s Eve. In the chilly and snowy weather Molly was passing with her two years old golden hair girl by the cottage of Silas. Being an addict of opium she fell in the snow and died but her girld entered into Silas’s cottage since Marner was in an epileptic fit. He did not notice her arrival. On seeing her, he felt that nature had sent him a golden haired little girl as a substitute for the loss of his gold guineas. Immediately Silas followed the footprints of the girl and traced the girl’s mother lying dead on the snow behind a bush. Silas informed the people at the Red House who buried her considering to be an unknown paper. Actually she was the wife of Godfrey Cass, the son of old Squire Cass, who had married her foolishly but he was longing to marry a very beautiful girl Nancy from a respectable and an, affluent farm owner Mr. Lammeter because Molly was prov
ed to be a long addict and its effect caused her to die while walking over the snow with her daughter. In reality Molly was on her way to the Red House to confront her husband and expose him to his father for action but she died under the intoxication of opium in half way. When Marner entered the Red House, Godfrey recognized his daughter and on his visit to Marner’s cottage, he learnt the death of Molly. He knew that he could marry Nancy and his daughter was safe with Marner since the later was bringing her up like his own child. Godfrey married Nancy and started leading a responsible life. In between the Old Squire Cass passed away and all his property came into the possession of Godfrey unfortunately Nancy did not produce any child and she became troubled without a child in the house for the last sixteen years.
Dunstan’s dead body was (now, reduced to a skeleton) found at the bottom of a pit while the pit was drained of the water. The hoard of Sila’s guines was found intact close to his skeleton and the money was handed over to Silas. At this stage, Godfrey made up his mind reveal the secret of his first marriage with Molley and the death of his wife sixteen years back along with the stay of his daughter Eppie with Silas. He was desiring to bring back Eppie since he was her real father. Getting courage, Godfrey told everything to his wife Nancy. She remained quite unmoved but she revealed if he had told this earlier, they could have done their duty towards Eppie. Godfrey was happy at her generous nature but at the same time she became somewhat agitated over Godfrey for keeping it a secret since she would have accepted Eppie as his daughter. Godfrey explained if the told his earlier, she might not have married him. There appeared tears in Nancy’s eyes. Godfrey requested her for having an apology for the wrong but Nancy praised him for his loyality and love. Then Godfrey proposed to go to Marner’s house for claiming the girl. Then they decided to leave for Marner’s cottage on that very night.
On reaching Marner’s Cottage, Godfrey and Nancy told the truth. To Silas. He asked him why he had not told earlier when he was in Red House along with the girl in his arms. Godfrey accepted his blunder and repented over his foolishness. Silas told that the girl was his own daughter and it would be painful for him to part with her. The decision was left on Eppie who did not accept her real father’s offer for her rather she pointed out that she could not leave the man who had brought-her up for so many years. She told that she was going to marry Aaron who belonged to the upper class family. Thus Godfrey and Nancy returned disappointed. In the due course of time, Eppie married to Aaron and it was decided that the married couple would stay with Silas so that he might not feel lonely. On his part, Godfrey did a lot for Eppie and gave a garden along with the wedding feast for the villagers. But Godfrey’s secret remained a secret from the villagers.
Character Sketch of Silas Marner
Silas Marner is a handloom weaver by profession in Lantern Yard. He was accused of thieving in the church falsely by his most intimate friend William Dane and then Silas came to settle in Reveloe and lived there for fifteen years. He worked there on his loom and earned a lot of money and hoarded several guineas. He was simply a pallid young man, with prominent, short sighted. He used to keep aloof from everybody and sought no man’s or woman’s company except for the purpose of his profession. He minded his own business of weaving and the earned money was hidden somewhere in his cottage.
In Lantern yard, he was a member of a Methodist Sect of Christianity and gave away money in charity. On occasions he had the epileptic fits. In Lantern Yard, people used to think him to be a young man of nobel character. Here he won the heart of a girl named Sarah but was falsely accused of robbery. Sarah married William Dane. At Ravoloe, work was his concern. He seemed to weave, like the spider, from pure impulse, without reflection. Through his professional work he hoarded the guineas. The crowns and the half-crowas and hid it in the earth under his loom. The village children called him ‘Old Master Marner’.
About Christmas time, his money was stolen that put him in deep gloom. Some of the kind fellows like Dolly Winthrop tried to console him in every possible way. But there came a sudden change when a little two years girl stopped into his house and at that time he was with an epileptic fit. On being conscious, he considered the girl like gold lying before his fire place. On the advice of the villagers, he adopted the girl and named Eppie. There came a change in his views and the loss of guineas no longer haunted him and thus the little girl became substitute for the gold guineas. Eppie grew up as a beautiful girl and he lavished all his care and love on her. He told Eppie everything about the robbery. Now Eppie was eighteen years old when Godfrey Cass and his second wife Nancy came to take the girl away from Marner but Eppie refused to leave Marner who had treated and brought up her as his own daughter. She resolved not to forsake him in the old age. In between Marner’s gold was discovered and was handed over to him. It was another reward for him.
If we examine the facts, Marner was punished by fate in a robbery and became pauper but the entry of the golden haired girl generated in him kindness and self-sacrifice with human sympathy on his part. This development marked the regeneration in him and it served as a good reward for Marner in his life through Eppie who resolved to stay with him even after her wedded life.
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