Part 1 of Essay
Silas Marner, written by George Eliot, contains symbolism to represent both good and evil. Some of the symbolism can be related back to God or other religious beliefs. There are many incidents in the book that contain symbolism. Silas has elliptic seizures, which the town calls ‘trances’ or ‘fits’ that allow both good a ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... at peace with God because Godfrey himself marries Molly, a poor woman, who is not of his social class and does not let anyone know about the marriage. Godfrey likes Nancy, who is of his social class, thus being one of the reasons for him not telling anybody of their (Godfrey and Molly’s) marriage. The other reason Godfrey can not be considered free and at peace with God is because when Molly is found dead, he (Godfrey) would not even admit that he knew her, let alone say that he married her (Molly). After Godfr ....