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Three Views Consider our focus for Silas Marner from the perspective an idea, a character, and an episode. 1. Describe a specific idea Silas Marner illustrates concerning power and fulfilment in relationships and/or society? Your thoughts Thoughts from classmates Examples: 1) Some people are complex about how they screw up relationships while others are simple in the way they build great relationships. 2) Money tends to create lapses in loyalty in relationships.

2. Choose a character in Silas Marner and explain something significant they illustrate concerning power and fulfilment in relationships and/or society. Your thoughts Thoughts from classmates Examples: 1) Nancy Lammeter shows how shallow you can be about ideas and still do well, superficially, in relationships when you have beauty and money. 2) Dolly demonstrates the powerful effect of long-term friendship through periods of crisis and struggle.

3. Choose an episode in Silas Marner and explain something interesting that episode reveals concerning power and fulfilment in relationships and/or society. Your thoughts Thoughts from classmates Examples: 1) The talk Silas and Eppie have concerning marriage demonstrates the mixture of wisdom and cluelessness involved in most decisions to marry. 2) The appearance of Silas and the baby at the Squire’s party illustrates how quickly a person can dramatically alter their relationships for years to come.