People have the tendency to cope with major setbacks by
quickly shifting into what is known as a "comfort zone". This is an area in our mind and
sometimes within our bodies where we run to and try to make ourselves feel better. It is
also a familiar zone, where nothing new can happen to further shift our
life.
In Silas's case, he went straight to the loom. He had
been comforting himself with work ever since the incident at Lantern Yard and his
subsequent entrance to Raveloe. Since he was a weaver by vocation, his mind would
concentrate on nothing but his loom. He would consistently go back to his loom because
this is what he knew, and the anchor of his life. It is what gave him the balance to
move forward, or to simply sit and mourn.
Remember that
Silas's character was very unique in that he awarded confidence, loyalty and
appreciation to the things with which he felt most related to: It happened with his
brown pot, and now it is happening with his loom. These comforting mechanisms allow him
to cope and grief as best as he can.
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