Prompt:

'The tale of "Silas Marner",must be read and understood Symbolically and Literally as well.'

In the light of the above statement, discuss the following characters, and what do they symbolize?

1) Silas Marner

2) Eppie

3) Dunstan

minimum of two hundred words paragraphon each character, clearly explaining symbolism related to each character.

Write quotes from the text to support your analyses of these characters.