Redemption at Silas Marner Two characters will be in “redemption” and “regeneration”, in their concepts and beliefs in life. The main character of the novel, on whom the plot is based, is "Silas Marner". His penance is that he lives alone and cut off from the world for 15 years, until he finds Eppie. Eppie, is like the fairy genius, who will be the cause of his “regeneration”. Silas's redemption is hinted at when he takes Eppie the little child and raises her. In doing so, he attached himself to his passion and regained confidence in kinship and emotions. The following quote supports the point mentioned: For Silas, ignorant and confused as he is, evolves, even in his passion for gold, on a more intense and heroic emotional plane than the villagers... [Austen, Henry.226] The quote mentioned previously will be explained with more details. Sila's love of money has been replaced by Eppie's love. It is only a symbol of the replacement of materialism and the loss of faith in human kinship and trust in a new religion based on love, not religious myths and supernatural elements. Eppie is the message for Silas and the reader: the "message" the child brings is the all-importance of natural human affections, and Silas is receptive because his affection has survived the fifteen years of isolation. [Carroll, David.197] We cannot say that Silas is a bad character, otherwise he would not have changed. He was lost when those who should have declared him not guilty gave him the opposite answer. This incident occurred at Lantern Yard; he was then part of a religious group. He was accused of stealing from the dead man he was caring for that night. Their custom is to draw lots, so that God will show them the correct answer. The result is negative; he lost faith in man and God as a result of this incident. When he moves to Raveloe, he worships money. He remains alone for fifteen years; we can say that it is his penance for having lost faith in humankind and not believing in a righteous “mysterious power”. The penance ends and the “regeneration” begins with the appearance of Eppie in his life. She makes him trust humans again and makes him believe in a new God he never knew. Another main character that features in the subpot of the novel is Godfrey. His downfall is his belief in the “god of chance”. Godfrey is weak and always hesitates. This is obvious because he leaves everything to chance. He does not tell his father about his marriage to Molly, Eppie's mother, nor does he recognize his daughter when he recognizes her after Silas founded her. His selfishness and weakness prevent him from admitting the truth. Even in earlier incidents, when he decides to tell his father about his secret marriage, he does not do so, because: ..., he could no longer feel the presence of anything other than its harmful consequences: the old fear of disgrace returned—the old shrinking from the idea of ​​erecting a desperate barrier between him and Nancy—the old disposition to count on such chances as might favor him and save him from betrayal. Why, after all, should he cut off their hope by his own action?... [Silas Marner. Ch.8] His carelessness and weakness in assuming the consequences of his actions, his goal of marrying Nancy and his dependence on chance, are all his faults. He will do penance, like Silas, when he marries Nancy and has no children. His penance begins when Silas's ends. Godfrey's refusal to recognize Eppie is only a refusal of a second chance given by the "mysterious powers" to correct his mistakes. The result of his actions will be serious. His punishment is divided into three parts: his childless marriage,.14: 130