Ethics and social belonging in some George Eliot's fictions

This article makes a critical analysis of Ethics and Social Belonging in Silas Marner, The Mill on the Floss, and Adam Bede. It explores how Eliot's characters define their identities through encounters with the 'other,' enhancing both individual and their social belonging. This article employs a multidisciplinary methodology, using structuralism, intertextuality and psychoanalysis. This work is organized into three sections: the first covers the research background, the second makes a critical analysis of religion, ethics and cultural identity and the third uses psychoanalysis to explore Eliot’s psychological influence on her characters.