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The Importance of Literature

in Understanding and Coping with Life Problems

Nancy Lammeter

  • She kept her moral values
  • Had inner and outer beauty
  • Showed compassion on her husband
  • Went through trials but never became bitter or angry
  • "But I wasn't worth doing wrong for, nothing is in this world."

Conclusion

Godfrey Cass

We can learn a new lesson from each character in this book. Some of the characters show how to change, or how to be compassionate; and some show us exactly how not to act in handling life's trials.

Dunsey Cass

  • Keeps secrets
  • Lives a double life
  • Finally confessed all of his secrets to his wife after 15 years.
  • He was forgiven, and started to care for his child after she was 18 years old.
  • "There's debts in life we can't pay like money debts, by paying for the extra years that have slipped by."
  • A spoiled rich boy
  • A thief
  • Runs from his problems
  • His secrets were found out long after he was gone
  • "Everything comes to light sooner or later. When God Almighty wills it, our secrets are found out.

Silas Marner

  • A dynamic character
  • Begins the story money hungry and greedy
  • Moves to a new town and meets Eppie
  • Finds a new happiness in love, and no longer relies on money for his happiness
  • "There was love between him and the child that blent them into one."

Silas Marner

  • A Classic
  • Written by George Elliot
  • Theme: the redeeming power of love
  • Each character represents a different situation, and expresses a different way to handle it
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