Part one of term paper
George Eliot's Silas Marner is an engaging novel intertwining money, sex, and family feuds during the 18th century. The title character is a friendless weaver who cares only for his cache of gold. He is ultimately redeemed through his love for Eppie, an abandoned golden-haired baby girl, whom he discovers shortly after he is robbed and rears ...

Part two of term paper
... [the coins], he counted them,…like the satisfaction of a thirst to him…that he drew them out to enjoy their companionship."(68) Money often changes a person, but it should not replace a human presence as a friend. With the arrival of Eppie after Silas's gold is stolen, his life becomes meaningful, joyous, and new emotions are evoked from him. "Silas pressed [the child] to him, and almost unconsciously uttered sounds of hushing tenderness…" (167) Eppie becomes Silas's treasure in l ...