Lantern Yard is a good symbol of Silas's past. He lived there in the past but it represents more than that. It represents the darkness and loneliness of his past, compared to his life in Raveloe. The setting of the town involves an old prison and dark alleys with overcast weather. This setting portrays a scene of darkness in the mind of the reader. In Lantern Yard, Silas spent all of his time weaving by himself. The Church that he devoted his life to betrayed him. The town of Lantern Yard helps intensify the change in his life after he left for Raveloe.

Marner's gold is also another crucial symbol to the plot. It represents the greed of Silas before Ellie came into his life. It helps strengthen the reader's view of the ch

The open door of Silas's cottage was also an important symbol in the novel. According to Robert W. Watson, "The door represents Marner's death, burial, and resurrection." He claims that Marner is spiritually dead from being exiled from Lantern Yard. Silas knows William did it, and he told him, "You stole the money, and you have woven a plot to lay the sin at my door" (Eliot 11). His fits were described as death-like. He was, in a sense, a "dead" man when he moved to Raveloe. As he collected more and more money for his work, he began burying himself in his work and his gold. His life became based on weaving and counting his gold. Eliot states, "His life had reduce itself to the mere functions of weaving and hoarding, without any contemplation of an end towards which the functions tended" (Eliot 18). He then left his door open as he went on an errand and Dunstan stole his treasured gold. The loss of his hard earned gold then represents his start of his rebirth, or resurrection. He discovers a new faith and a new meaning of life in Eppie. During one of his fits, he left the door open again and when he came back, Eppie was waiting for him. His opened door first brings a curse, and then it brings him a blessing in Eppie.

ange between Silas's life before and after Ellie. It also helps portray his emptiness and loneliness. Since he spends every night counti

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