Silas Marner Essay
Requirements:
2 to 3 typed pages in MLA format
At least 3 direct quotes
Staple the rubric to the back of the essay
MLA Format:
Times New Roman
12 pt. type
1 inch margins (all 4 sides)
Your name, Teacher name, Period, Date (15 September 2014) – on left
Header with your last name and page number
Double Space
Original Title
Due Date:
October 2, 2014 for 1st & 2nd periods
October 3, 2014 for 3rd period
Grade:
Worth 100 points
Follow the rubric
Topic options:
1. Marner changes from being a coward in the beginning of the novel to being courageous by the
end. Analyze how Eliot’s use of characterization develops Marner from a coward to being courageous.
2. Analyze how Eliot views (feels about) social class based on how she depicts it in the novel.
3. Analyze how Eliot uses the theme of justice vs. injustice in the novel.
4. Analyze how Eliot uses the theme of isolation vs. community in the novel.
5. Analyze how Eliot uses the theme of religion in the novel.
6. Analyze how Eliot uses the theme of redeeming power of unselfish love in the novel.
7. Analyze Eliot’s use of symbols in the novel. Be sure to include how they are significant to the plot.