Raveloe is a village distrustful of strangers, but possesses community spirit. true or false

True.

Explanation:

Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot, pseudonym of the British novelist Mary Ann Evans.

In this book we are introduced to Silas Marner, a young man of simple origin who considered religion and friendship to be the greatest riches of life, until the day he was betrayed by his best friend and forced to move to a remote village to leave the past behind. However, his life in this small town was not so much simpler as being so different from its inhabitants, he was considered with a stranger who would bring nothing good to the people by refusing to participate in the quiet life of the city and to abide by Their village was Raveloe, a village that distrusted strangers, but possessed a spirit of community.

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.