Silas Marner: Context (Edexcel GCSE English Literature): Flashcards
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Setting time period of Silas Marner
Setting time period of Silas Marner
Early 19th century
What replaced traditional weaving
What replaced traditional weaving
Large-scale factory manufacturing
Lantern Yard's transformation by novel's end
Lantern Yard's transformation by novel's end
Became an industrialised hub
Year Silas Marner written
Year Silas Marner written
1861
Era of Silas Marner (1861)
Era of Silas Marner (1861)
Victorian Era
Central Victorian society values
Central Victorian society values
Christianity and moral values
Key Victorian themes in novel
Key Victorian themes in novel
Redemption and value of community
Silas's character journey
Silas's character journey
From isolation to belonging
Lantern Yard vs Raveloe contrast
Lantern Yard vs Raveloe contrast
Rigid religious structures vs genuine community
Top of Raveloe's social hierarchy
Top of Raveloe's social hierarchy
Landowners like Cass family
Bottom of Raveloe's hierarchy
Bottom of Raveloe's hierarchy
Craftsmen like Silas
Raveloe compared to Lantern Yard
Raveloe compared to Lantern Yard
More inclusive and forgiving
Personal worth based on (in novel)
Personal worth based on (in novel)
Character & relationships, not wealth/status
George Eliot's real name
George Eliot's real name
Mary Anne Evans
Why Eliot used male pseudonym
Why Eliot used male pseudonym
Women writers often dismissed (gender inequality)