In the text ‘Silas Marner’ that i studied was based on a lonely man in a village where he felt judged and disliked by many people in the town because he was a ‘strange’ man and had no family. In the church they called each other brother and sister like a family. Brother William, Silas’s best friend and brother William betrays Silas by taking Silas's fiance, Sarah and steals Silas's money. Silas is seen as a fool in his church ‘ The Lighthouse Church’ and he gets kicked out of the church. Silas clearly made a mistake by trusting the people in the lighthouse church but then everything happened for a reason especially for his good..
Godfrey, the old squire first son makes a big lifetime mistake that he would regret for the rest of his life. Godfrey chooses his only child, Eppie for temporary satisfaction. Godfrey had a secret wife, a drug-addict baby mama, Molly with a toddler. Molly was fed up and goes to the New Years Eve Ball to confront Godfrey but molly dies on the way. Silas finds Molly’s baby in his house and Silas takes the toddler to the ball and makes an announcement if anyone knows the toddler. Godfrey knew exactly what he was doing but he was very selfish and inconsiderate about Eppie and her future, knowing that she will be living with a poor man and a ‘strange man’. When Eppie is sixteen years old, grown, independent,has plans to marry and still stay with Silas, her father. Godfrey tells Nancy about him being Eppie’s biological father and she is upset that Godfrey didn’t accept her when she was found. Godfrey and Nancy go to visit Eppie and Silas to tell her the truth and ask Eppie to come to live with him. Eppie is shocked but she says no because she says Silas has been the father that she needed in her life and she couldn’t see anyone else as her father. Eppie chooses Silas, her adoptive father over Godfrey, her biological father.
Dunstan, Godfrey’s younger brother makes a grave mistake by being selfish. Dunstan found out about Godfrey’s secret , Molly and Eppie. Dunstan takes advantage and blackmails Godfrey by taking all his money and wasting it on gambling. Dunstan takes it too far and tells Godfrey to give him Godfreys favorite horse and Godfrey is heartbroken but needed to do what needed to be done to prevent the old squire knowing about the secret. When Dunstan leaves and run away, he takes the white horse and stops by Silas cottage and steal his gold coins. Later on after a few years, the people in the town found dunstan and the horse remains in a dungeon with Silas's stolen gold which was eventually given back to him. Dunstan died by making a grave mistake by not loving those around him
