Part one of term paper
Silas Marner, written by George Eliot, covers a time span of more than thirty years; however, emphasis is limited to three relatively short periods. The first period opens the book, showing Silas living his lonely existence at Raveloe, which leads to a flashback to fifteen years earlier when he was driven from Lantern Yard. The time then ...

Part two of term paper
... time span taking place in Silas' desolate cramped cottage in Raveloe. This is an important time span because what is learned here about Silas contributes to the whole novel. Silas wants to stay away from social human life and keep to himself. He takes the job of a weaver so that he can be alone at his work. We learn from his flashback of 15 years earlier that he comes to the village of Raveloe because he has been falsely accused of stealing by the members of his religious sect in Lantern Yard, ...