Compare Silas Marner's love of his money to his religious faith.
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Silas was devoted to god before he was wrongly condemned for stealing. Then for fifteen years his gold served as a substitute for his lost faith. He worked hard to earn gold, to revel in its security. Even though he is alienated from society he never stops his quest to earn gold. Only when Eppie comes in his life does he realise that he loves something which can never reciprocate. Moreover his desire to earn gold has does not require any set of beliefs that belief in faith requires. Religious faith is experienced in community life but the path to material richness does not require this community togetherness. Therefore Silas is left in isolation in his cottage, alienated from the society.
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Please find below the solution to the asked query:
Silas was devoted to god before he was wrongly condemned for stealing. Then for fifteen years his gold served as a substitute for his lost faith. He worked hard to earn gold, to revel in its security. Even though he is alienated from society he never stops his quest to earn gold. Only when Eppie comes in his life does he realise that he loves something which can never reciprocate. Moreover his desire to earn gold has does not require any set of beliefs that belief in faith requires. Religious faith is experienced in community life but the path to material richness does not require this community togetherness. Therefore Silas is left in isolation in his cottage, alienated from the society.
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