![]() ![]() ![]() The inner journey Silas makes is not like the ‘ascent’ of Pilgrim to the river and the City of Heaven. But she is lovely because she is so deeply loved by Silas, her ‘Papa’. She is beautiful in body and soul, humble in aspiration and devoted to Silas. Knowing how shabbily Silas has been treated and knowing the inner journey of Silas and the nasty young Squire, makes the reader care about the characters.Įppie, the toddler who appears in Silas’ life after his precious gold has been taken, is less believable as an individual. Unlike Progress, however, the characters in Silas Marner are well-drawn and invite sympathy. Like Bunyan’s masterpiece, Silas Marner also has the feel of a universal fable, the redemption of a man from desolation to love and riches. George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans 1819-1880) wrote Silas Marner as her version of Pilgrim’s Progress. New from $AU9.99, used from $AU8.99 online. ![]()
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