Cass family
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The Cass family is a fictional household in George Eliot’s novel "Silas Marner," known for its social prominence and moral failings that contrast with the novel’s themes of redemption and community.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| the Cass family | 1 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional family
ⓘ
literary character group ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Silas Marner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
class privilege
ⓘ
moral failure ⓘ redemption ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Lantern Yard weavers
ⓘ
Raveloe community ideals ⓘ Silas Marner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFictionalSetting | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Eliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyHead | Squire Cass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | 1861 ⓘ |
| genre | Victorian novel characters ⓘ |
| hasEconomicStatus | wealthy landowners ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Dunstan Cass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Godfrey Cass NERFINISHED ⓘ Squire Cass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReputation | socially prominent ⓘ |
| hasResidence | Red House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialStatus | gentry ⓘ |
| influencesLifeOf |
Eppie
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nancy Lammeter NERFINISHED ⓘ Silas Marner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
neglect of moral duty
ⓘ
squandering of wealth ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | morally flawed ⓘ |
| setIn | Raveloe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century England ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
the Cass family