'In part two of Silas Marner Essay\r'

'The readers are too told that that Godfrey is in fact, secretly married to Molly Farren, with whom he was a child. Dunstan is the only some other person who is aware of this perspective and blackmails Godfrey, threatening to inform the sheik, ‘how his handsome son is married to that nice, young women, Molly Farren, and was very unhappy that he couldn’t spanking with his drunken wife. ‘ (Chapter 3 pg 22) Godfrey fears the Squire finding out because he worries about losing his function of the upcoming squire, and too Nancy Lammeter, since he ‘must irrevocably lose her as well as his hereditary pattern.\r\n‘ (Chapter 3 pg 24) So although we are told that Godfrey is, ‘open-faced’ and ‘good natured’, he also could be considered as a very ego-importance-importance †centered and self †serving character. He doesn’t face up to the consequences of his actions, and has secrets which he is non fain to reveal i ncase they affect his current flavor style. Inside, he is very conniving and devil faced. When Silas turns up at the Red House on naked Years Eve, seeking a doctor, holding a little girl and revealing how a muliebrity is injured in the s straightway outside, Godfrey knows straight onward who it is and is shocked and afraid.\r\nHe is worried that Molly willing reveal his secret to the villagers. ‘There was a scourge in his mind at that moment… the women readiness not be dead. ‘ (Chapter 13 pg 99) He is much concerned with finding her dead than the possibility of scrimping her, because it will leave him free to marry Nancy, and his inheritance will be safe. Yet again to the villagers, Godfrey appears to befuddle the best interest of the women in mind, by reservation sure she is not injured and to be assistance.\r\n nonetheless his inner thoughts betray his sh eitherowness and his ultimate self †interest. ‘Deeper down… there was a sense t hat he ought to except the miserable wife and fulfill the claims of the powerless child. But he had no moral fearlessness enough to contemplate the active renunciation of Nancy as possible as him… ‘ (Chapter 13 pg 101) Equally, his treatment of Eppie is also self †serving. Godfrey has the opportunity to claim her, tho chooses not to. Silas says, ‘fill allbody shoes, they’ve got a right to take her from me,’ (Chapter 13 pg 102).\r\nHis other opportunities include: Marrying Nancy (which he does); Starting a fresh, (which he does); having Eppie in the open, but still unite Nancy, (Which he does not do) Godfrey is anxious but lastly his attitude is that his livelihood will be give in the subsequentlylife with Nancy if he leaves his secret behind, ‘if she is [dead]… I shall be a good fellow in the future. ‘ (pg 101) Whereas Silas embraces Eppie, ‘It’s a lone thing… and I’m a lone thing. ‘ (pg 102) This turns out to be a fundamental alternate in the lives of the two men.\r\nAfter 16 years, Silas’ life has changed enormously since winning on Eppie. He isn’t as shallow, and evermore worrying about money because he has a loving daughter who loves him. His ferment has slowed down, and he now socializes with the villagers, and has fashionably taken up smoking a pipe! More importantly, his cartel has been restored, and is very sum because he believes he has everything. Silas did not highly fuck smoking… but a humble dissimilariate of acquaintance in what was held to be good had endure a strong habit of that new self which has been developed in him since he had rig Eppie.\r\n‘ (Chapter 16, pg 124) In comparison to Silas, Godfrey’s life hasn’t sullen out so positively. He feels discontent that he hasn’t achieved anything in his life, because the use of ‘squire’ has halt and he feels that he is less than his father. Unfortunately Nancy and he remain unfruitful, and he has no heir. ‘I precious to pass for childless once, Nancy †I shall pass for childless now against my wish’ (Chapter 20 pg 151) Godfrey finally admits to nascency because he postulates to adopt Eppie, to be able to guide her an heir, and continue the family name within the Red House.\r\nHe wants his child to become a ‘lady’ and fetch a break out life. Once more, even though this change may benefit Eppie, ultimately Godfrey’s reasons are self serving. Eppie’s response to Godfrey’s offer isn’t as he expected. She declines his offer, as she wants to remain with her ‘father’ that brought her up from a underage child. She ‘doesn’t want to be a lady. ‘ Eppie wants to live in a way she is accustomed to, with different friends on the same social group as her own. Marrying Aaron would be forbidden if she was a lady, as he isn’t upper class.\r\nOn the other hand, Eppie isn’t familiar with Godfrey, and doesn’t see him as a ‘father’. Eppie would be lost without Silas, as they do everything together they ‘drink from the same cup. ‘ Eppie fears of Silas going ass to his old ways if she leaves him and wants to stay loyal to him, as he was the one who took her in as his own. ‘I empennaget feel as I’ve got any father but one… I’ve continuously thought of a little home where he’d sit in the corner, and should fend and do everything for him: I cant think of no other home. ‘ (Chapter 19, pg 150)\r\nWith the stretch of Eppie, both men’s lives induce been changed in very different ways. Silas is content with his life, his faith has been restored and his social life is better than ever. Whereas, Godfrey is disappointed with the arrival of Eppie, as he had all he ever wanted until she arrived, and his secret had been kept safe unti l then. Silas’ life in Lantern Yard consisted of faith, love, trust and relationships. After existence framed and re regardd from the church, he decides to move to Raveloe, where he isolated himself from the community.\r\nThen his gold was stolen from his home, by Godfrey’s younger brother Dunstan. While Silas is out, Eppie then appears on his doorstep on New Years Eve, later on her mother left her while she was injured. Silas takes her in and cares for her as if she’s his own blood, believing she is a ‘ bribe from god’ to replace his gold. From the up bringing of Eppie, he manages to bring himself out of isolation and regain his faith, relationships, love and love. Eppie was beneficial to Silas in more ways than one. In Godfrey’s life, though, his secrets are hidden from the beginning until Eppie arrives.\r\nWhen he realized it was Molly outside Silas’ house, he was more concerned with finding her dead than alive, to clog his secr ets from macrocosm published. The main opportunity was to claim Eppie, but at first, he thought that his life in the future would be better with Nancy if Eppie was remained unclaimed. Unfortunately Nancy is unable to pay off children and produce an heir for him. This is when Godfrey realizes, as her biological father, that she could be that upcoming heir he desperately needs, to prevent his name leaving the Red House as a ‘Squire’.\r\nGodfrey puts forward an opportunity to Eppie, for her to move in with himself and Nancy, as, ‘he would provide her with a better future. ‘ Eppie’s response isn’t as he expected †she says no! The reason is that Eppie doesn’t want to lead the life of a lady, and have to change the social group of which she is part. Eppie wants to remain with Silas and look after him until the end, just like he has cared for her. This choice of Eppie’s, has rewarded those who nurtured her †in this case, Sila s. Overall, George Eliot wrote this book as a very moralistic novel.\r\nSilas deserved to be loved by Eppie as he provided her with a loving home, family and religion; all out of the goodness of his heart. So when Eppie decides she wants to stay with him, it rewards him and returns his gratitude. On the other hand, all of Godfrey’s choices were self †serving. In the beginning he had an opportunity to claim Eppie from Silas, but failed to, supposing that his life will be improved with Nancy, without the difficulties of Eppie. later on on in the novel, he recognizes he make the wrong decision, as Nancy is unable to produce any heirs to take his place.\r\nOnce more his actions are genial for him because, he now realizes that Eppie could take that that position. In provoke of this when Eppie declines his offer, he deserves it, as in the past he has been a selfish coward. Therefore it proves that life can change, because of the path you choose to lead!! Kate Martyn Englis h Coursework! 1 Show trailer only The above preview is unformatted text This student written piece of work is one of many that can be found in our GCSE Arthur Miller section.\r\n'