ABSTRACT
Throughout George Eliot’s novels, she creates scenes in which groups are woven together in solidarity by the presence of music in ways which are similar to the scene in “The Spanish Gypsy” in which Fedalma dances in the Plaça Santiago. The characters who are involved in these scenes reveal their degrees of moral maturity or immaturity and grow in self-understanding as well as an appreciation of shared feeling and meaningful fellowship. In “Mr. Gilfil’s Love Story,” Caterina wins the heart of everyone who visits Cheveral Manor even though she is from a strange land. She gains acceptance through her ability to play the piano and sing.
