silas marner
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- Created on: 18-04-17 10:02
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- SILAS MARNER
- gold
- "that he could buy up bigger men than himself"
- "their bright faces which were all his own
- "unborn children"
- eppie and gold
- 'golden head'
- 'gold on the floor'
- 'gold, his own gold -brought back to him as mysteriously as It had been taken'
- 'the heap of gold'
- 'soft, warm instead of that familiar resisting outline'
- Eppie and silas
- 'a round fair thing
- 'it stirred fibres in him that had never been moved in raveloe'
- 'but I want to do things for it myself, else it may get fond o'somebody else and not fond of me'
- 'she'll be my little un and nobodyelses'
- 'Eppie's heart was swelling at the sense of her fathers distress'
- 'god gave me her because you turned your back upon her'
- 'he had lived a lonely man until she had been sent to him"
- 'thought it was brighter in the gathering gloom'
- Eppie and silas
- 'a round fair thing
- 'it stirred fibres in him that had never been moved in raveloe'
- 'but I want to do things for it myself, else it may get fond o'somebody else and not fond of me'
- 'she'll be my little un and nobodyelses'
- 'Eppie's heart was swelling at the sense of her fathers distress'
- 'god gave me her because you turned your back upon her'
- 'he had lived a lonely man until she had been sent to him"
- villagers
- 'region of vagueness and mystery'
- 'remnant of distrust'
- 'aliens'
- 'certain pallid undersized men
- 'certain pallid undersized men
- 'mysterious burden'
- 'aliens'
- 'aliens'
- Silas
- descriptions
- 'large brown protuberant eyes'
- 'he invited no comer to step across his doorsill'
- 'dead man come to life agin'
- 'dead man'
- 'weavers dead'
- 'weavers dead'
- 'dead man'
- 'like the spider'
- 'insect like existence '
- 'fervid nature'
- 'defenceless dear like gaze'
- 'poor mushed creature'
- loss
- 'god will clear me' x3
- religion
- 'that shaken trust in man and god'
- 'unhinged from their old faith and love'
- 'the past becomes dreamy because all its symbols have vanished'
- 'the light of his faith was quite put out and affection made desolate'
- 'He had begun to ponder over the elements of his old faith, and blend them with his new impressions'
- 'Young man of exemplary life and ardent faith'
- narrow religious sect
- 'sunday bells were a mere accident of the day and not part of its sacredness'
- religion
- 'the sap of affection was not all gone'
- 'grief in his heart' {when the pot smashed}
- 'silas sunk into his chair powerless'
- 'second time desolate'
- 'withering desolation of that berievment'
- 'withered and shrunken'
- 'clinging life'
- 'new light in which this misfortune had shown him'
- 'casket was empty, lock was broken'
- 'felt as if he had nothing left to loose'
- 'no phantom of delight to still the poor souls cravings'
- 'life so monotonous as marners'
- 'but kindness fell on him and sunlight falls on he wretched -he had no hear o ase it and feel I was very far off him'
- 'god will clear me' x3
- religion
- 'that shaken trust in man and god'
- 'unhinged from their old faith and love'
- 'the past becomes dreamy because all its symbols have vanished'
- 'the light of his faith was quite put out and affection made desolate'
- 'He had begun to ponder over the elements of his old faith, and blend them with his new impressions'
- 'Young man of exemplary life and ardent faith'
- narrow religious sect
- 'sunday bells were a mere accident of the day and not part of its sacredness'
- 'a mixture of contemptuous pity , dread and suspicion by which he regarded his neighbours in raveloe'
- villagers
- 'region of vagueness and mystery'
- 'remnant of distrust'
- 'mysterious burden'
- villagers
- loom
- 'where he worked so instinctively seeking this as the strongest sense of reality'
- descriptions
- other key characters
- Godfrey
- 'a fine open faced good naturedyoung man'
- 'did very kindly by the weaver'
- 'I dont pretend be a good fellow but I am no scoundrel'
- 'he allowed evils to grow under favour of his own headlessness'
- 'because the sweet flowers of courtesy is not a growth of such homes as the red house'
- 'shilly shally fellow, you take after your poor mother, she never had a will of her own: a woman has no call for one'
- 'shilly shally fellow, you take after your poor mother, she never had a will of her own: a woman has no call for one'
- 'affectionate hearted godfrey cass was fast becoming a bitter man'
- 'I am contented with the blessings we have, if he could be contented'
- Nancy
- 'felt and inward flutter' {when seeing Godfrey }
- 'everything belonging to miss Nancy was of delicatepurity'
- 'but she Brough t into the red house the habit of filial reverence'
- 'rustic beauty'
- 'far off. bright winged prize'
- 'yet she had the essential attributes of a lady'
- 'that she looked thoroughly bewitching'
- 'before such calm external beauty the presence of a vague fear is more distinctly felt'
- 'he is the best of husbands'
- Nancy
- 'deep affections can hardly go along with callous palms'
- 'dissatisfaction seeks a definite object'
- 'his own wavering nature'
- 'everything comes to light sooner or later nancy'
- 'its been I will and I won't with me my whole life'
- 'Its part of my punishment Nancy , for my daughter to dislike me'
- I'll be plain and open for the rest o my life
- dunstan
- 'dull mind'
- 'dunstans mind was becoming as dull as the mind of a fellow usually is'
- 'nobody was sorry for his absence or feared it would be too long'
- 'moral cowardice'
- 'not being remarkable for clearness of head
- 'hell never be hurt - he's made to hurt other people'
- 'im a jewel for ticing people into bargains'
- 'im warranted to fall on my legs'
- 'spiteful jeering fellow'
- 'dull mind'
- dolly
- 'she had not the vixenish temper'
- 'very mild and patient woman'
- 'never wimpering'
- 'wholesome woman'
- 'mildly'
- 'soothing persuasive tone'
- 'tried to return dollys sign of good will'
- "narrow outward experience"
- Nancy
- 'felt and inward flutter' {when seeing Godfrey }
- 'everything belonging to miss Nancy was of delicatepurity'
- 'but she Brough t into the red house the habit of filial reverence'
- 'rustic beauty'
- 'far off. bright winged prize'
- 'yet she had the essential attributes of a lady'
- 'that she looked thoroughly bewitching'
- 'before such calm external beauty the presence of a vague fear is more distinctly felt'
- Molly
- 'the demon opium to whom she was enslaved'
- ' except the lingering mothers tenderness that refused to give him her hungry child'
- 'old grimy shawl'
- 'slow uncertain steps'
- 'dingy rags'
- 'he would sooner die than acknowledge her as his wife'
- priscilla
- 'cheerful looking lady'
- 'she always thought niece Priscilla was too rough'
- 'for I am ugly - theres no denyingthat'
- 'good natured and self forgetful cheeriness and common sense of priscilla'
- Godfrey
- gold
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