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Comparing The Three Fathers In Silas Marner

Silas Marner, is a book of great depth, considering many types of situations that people still find themselves in today. It gives us an inner view on how people used cope with their troubles during the period of the industrial revolution, be they minor or major ones. George Eliot reveals human nature perceptively, humourously, and extremely intelligently. She is a brilliant writer, who is able to capture our hearts throughout the book. She makes us laugh, smile and even cry, and her ability to do this makes the book a great success. This book makes us aware that throughout the course of time, people have not really changed their habits, and today, we see …show more content…

Throughout the course of the book, we meet three fathers, two of whom are linked in a way that is very important in the point of the story. One of these two fathers is Godfrey Cass, the son of one of the richest men in Raveloe. On the way to take on his father's position, Godfrey was described as 'a fine, open faced, good natured young man'but if he was not careful, was on the way to losing the love of his life and his sanity. Throughout the book, we see this perfect of him destroyed, and another side to him is revealed to the readers. Godfrey does not really have the chance to show us how he would care for his child. Being married to Molly Farren, and being the father of her child, puts him in an awkward position, as he does not really want the responsibility of a child, and believed that by handing over a sums of money to Silas, [the present guardian of his secret daughter Eppie] every so often, would solve all of his problems. Some would say that even this small sign of care for the girl meant that he was not such a bad father, although I would disagree. In this way, he is very much like his father. A man with a big wallet but few morals. He took for granted what he had, and was prepared to stand back and watch another man look after his child. It wasn't really until he found out that his new

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