from george1295

Daniel Defoe engages the reader in a story which exposes the plight of women in 17th century England. Moll Flanders (a name used for disguise) lives a life of one who must/chooses to do whatever it takes to survive. Throughout the tale, she is the victim of misfortunes both of her own creating an...

from DeeDee10

What can I say about Moll Flanders? This book really makes you look at the life of women in the past. Moll does a lot of things that will make you go what!? I enjoyed it because it is a book that can be analyzed and interpreted in so many ways. Moll becomes a survivor in a world that she was made...

from rainpebble

Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe Considered one of the great classic novels, Defoe's book follows Moll Flanders as she struggles to avoid the deadly poverty of 17th-century England. From a prison birth to final prosperity Moll considers love, theft and prostitution in terms of profit and loss. She e...

from george1295

Daniel Defoe engages the reader in a story which exposes the plight of women in 17th century England. Moll Flanders (a name used for disguise) lives a life of one who must/chooses to do whatever it takes to survive. Throughout the tale, she is the victim of misfortunes both of her own creating an...

from MissWoodhouse1816

 This is traditionally considered the first English novel. Moll Flanders presents an interesting picture of a deeply flawed woman. Though the story is fictitious, the reader is encouraged to think of it and read it as one would a memoir. Defoe allows his main character to give herself a pseudonym...