# George Eliot — A Day at a Time character guide

> George Eliot in A Day at a Time by Archibald Alexander.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-i-a-day-at-a-time

## Who they are

Novelist whose works and characters are cited for moral and spiritual insights.

## In the story

### [III: A Triple Best](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_day_at_a_time_se/chapters/iii-a-triple-best)

Quoted for her observation about human conceit being like 'air vessels' that buoy us up.

### [XIX: The God of the Unlovable Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_day_at_a_time_se/chapters/xix-the-god-of-the-unlovable-man)

Eliot is referenced for a passage about the hidden struggles of unlovable people, suggesting they may be shedding hot tears in solitude.

### [Wonder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/a_day_at_a_time_se/chapters/xxvii-wonder)

Referenced for her poignant observation about the agony of stinted affection and the failure to revere the sacred human souls close to us.

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