Silas Marner How does Eliot show how the Characters are feeling in chapter 19 Essay Example

Silas and she doesn't want to lose him. She says this in polite manner "Thank you, ma'am- - thank you, sir.

But I can't leave my father, nor own anybody nearer than him. And I don't want to be a lady - -thank you all the same" (Eppie drops a curtsy) this shows how much she loves and cares for Silas and that she wants to be with him even though Godrey is her real father. She also feels angry because Godfrey and Nancy are trying to take her away from Silas.Nancy feels that it is her duty to look after Eppie because Eppie is Godfrey's real daughter and that if she doesn't agree to try to adopt Eppie she thinks that she will lose Godfrey and she doesn't want to lose him.

She tries her hardest to adopt Eppie just to make Godfrey happy, but it doesn't work. Nancy can't have children so when Eppie turns down Godfrey and Nancy's -invitation she gets very agitated and angry. You can tell this because she says " What you say is natural, my dear child - - it's natural you should cling to those who've brought you up, but there's a duty you owe to you lawful father."Godfrey feels that now he knows that he and Nancy can not have children then he has to try to get Eppie to make Nancy happy but when Eppie turns down his offer he is very unhappy and angry.Personally I think that this is a good story and that Eppie made the right decision by staying with Silas but I think that she would have had a better life

and education if Eppie went to live with Godfrey and Nancy.