Symbolism in Silas Marner Silas Marner, written by George Eliot, contains symbolism to represent both good and evil. Some of the symbolism can be related back to God or other religious beliefs. There are many incidents in the book that contain symbolism. Silas has elliptic seizures, which the town calls ‘trances’ or ‘fits’ that allow both good and evil to enter and leave as it wishes. During one of his trances a child, who is called Eppie, enters and changes his life for the better. Eppie is also to be considered as Silas’s replacement for the gold stolen by Dunstan Cass. When Dunstan is