Moll Flanders
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
The Preface
Moll’s Childhood
The Older Brother and Moll’s First Marriage
Moll Marries the Linen-Draper
Moll Marries the Plantation Owner
Moll and the Gentleman
Moll Meets the Banker
Moll Marries the Irishman
Moll Meets the Midwife and Marries the Banker
Moll’s Life of Crime
Moll and the Drunk Man
Moll’s Crimes Escalate
Moll in Newgate Prison
Moll and James in America
Conclusion
Themes
All Themes
Poverty and Morality
Gender and Society
Identity
Sex and Money
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Moll Flanders
The Midwife
The Older Brother
The Irishman/James
Moll’s Brother/The Plantation Owner
The Banker
The Younger Brother/Robin
Moll’s Mother
The Drunk Man
The Linen-Draper
The Gentleman
The Minister
The Nurse
Humphry
The Lady
The Male Comrade
The Shopkeeper
The Couple
The Landlady
Symbols
All Symbols
Moll’s Bank of Money
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Paradox
Parody
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
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Moll Flanders
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Daniel Defoe
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Introduction
Intro
Plot Summary
Plot
Summary & Analysis
The Preface
Moll’s Childhood
The Older Brother and Moll’s First Marriage
Moll Marries the Linen-Draper
Moll Marries the Plantation Owner
Moll and the Gentleman
Moll Meets the Banker
Moll Marries the Irishman
Moll Meets the Midwife and Marries the Banker
Moll’s Life of Crime
Moll and the Drunk Man
Moll’s Crimes Escalate
Moll in Newgate Prison
Moll and James in America
Conclusion
Themes
All Themes
Poverty and Morality
Gender and Society
Identity
Sex and Money
Quotes
Characters
All Characters
Moll Flanders
The Midwife
The Older Brother
The Irishman/James
Moll’s Brother/The Plantation Owner
The Banker
The Younger Brother/Robin
Moll’s Mother
The Drunk Man
The Linen-Draper
The Gentleman
The Minister
The Nurse
Humphry
The Lady
The Male Comrade
The Shopkeeper
The Couple
The Landlady
Symbols
All Symbols
Moll’s Bank of Money
Lit Devices
All Literary Devices
Allusions
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Paradox
Parody
Satire
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator
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