Silas Marner Lesson Plan

Dunstan disappeared the same night as Marner's money. Why does no one suspect him to be the thief?

Dunsey Cass had disappeared before this incident. One time, he'd been gone six whole weeks before returning as though nothing had changed. Therefore, it's not completely out of the ordinary for him to disappear. Howver, the book offers another reason why people do not connect him to the crime: class. Marner, a working man, was immediately looked upon with suspicion when he moved to Raveloe. Even fifteen years later, some townspeople believe he may have made up the robbery. Dunstan Cass, who is known to have many vices, isn't suspected, in part, because he is the son of a...