• the protagonist of the novel

• simple, honest, and kind-hearted linen-weaver

• has mysterious looking enormous eyes, slightly bent back

• is wrongly accused of killing a town deacon and robbing the deacon's money.

• Having been hurt and betrayed by his faith in his religion, Silas leaves his hometown and settles in Raveloe.

• For fifteen years, he lives as a solitary miser.

• he is feared by the townspeople, as he has a reputation of being connected with the devil.

• Has knowledge of various medicinal herbs

• is isolated from the rest of the village, living at the edge of town, working as a weaver, and not attending church.

• Keeps himself busy working at his loom

• the money he earns from weaving fills him with happiness and satisfaction

• when his money is stolen, the villagers feel sorry for him.

• what changes his life is the child Eppie that he finds sitting in front of his fireplace. 

• Eppie brings him more happiness and joy than he ever received from the gold.

• his faith and trust are restored by his adopted daughter, Eppie

• At the end, the villagers agree that he brought a blessing to his life when he took Eppie in as his child.

• With Eppie in his life, Silas is able to unite his old faith with his new one, and believe that there is goodness and justice in this world.