how is the stone cottage in silas marner a silent witness to all the important events in his life?

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When in Ravloe, Silas lived in a stone cottage near a lonely stone-pit.  He lived there alone, busy in his work and happy with his gold. It is in this cottage where he feels most comfortable in Ravloe. This cottage is like a symbol of domesticity for him.
The important event of Silas’s life happens in this cottage, ie. Dunstan comes in this cottage in the absence of Silas and takes away the gold. When Silas comes back and realizes that the gold is gone, he reacts inconsolably.  It was his gold which was dear to him in his life and it was also gone.
Then Eppie toddles in the cottage, which is accepted by Silas as her hair are blond as gold. She is loveable and accepts Silas as her father.  Eppie again brings change in his life by bringing back the emotions and human concerns in the life of Silas. In this stone cottage, Silas gets spiritually renewed through the reawakening of human love because of Eppie in his life. So the Cottage serves as the marker of Silas’s growth into the community.

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