Silas Marner
by George Eliot
Accused of a crime he did not commit and unjustly expelled from his homeland, Silas lives a reclusive and godless life, finding love and friendship only in material objects. The theft of their gold and the discovery of an abandoned baby will be needed to remind him of the importance of human relationships and faith. Writing under the pseudonym George Eliot, Mary Ann Evans carefully weaves the interplay of the plot and the character, and in doing so, depicts Silas Marner's rescue and rebirth through his love for the orphan girl and her protection and the possibility of loss. Throughout the book, Eliot also takes the opportunity to express his feelings about industrialization, religion, and socio-class differences.
