Silas Marner EPUB Kitap | B1 English Okuma

George Eliot's theory of life. Silas Marner, then, is intended to be of social value ; it expresses and illustrates sentiments and opinions that cement social relations and foster the larger life of the community. " Each act and each sorrow is dignified and made important by the consciousness of that larger life of which they form a part — the life of our whole race, descending from the past, progressing into the future, surrounding us at this moment on every side " (Edward Dowden).

The method and manner by which the author has reached her results will repay brief examination.

Of narrative, the simplest method of telling a story, good examples may be found in the first chapter. The pupil may verify the statement that the narrative is simple, clear, direct, animated, and rapid.

What scenery is to the drama, description is to narrative ; it gives the setting and background against which the action is seen. We see the linen-weavers projected against the village life of the early part of the century; Silas Marner stands amidst the congregation at Lantern Yard and at Raveloe distinct as a shadow on the snow.