Moll Flanders

Overall I enjoyed Defoe’s novel Moll Flanders, once I got past the…shall we say formal language. Though the language was dense I found the character Moll quite charming, and felt really bad for the poor girl when she found out she was doing her brother. I feel that it was easier to connect to this novel having discussed the societal influences in class last week, it added context while I was puttering through this novel.

I agree with Jocelyn Chambers when she stated that this book was hard to read due to no chapter division. Also, I agree with her that the sentences were quite long at times. My favorite parts were how the “handsome” Moll kept deceiving people, I felt that she was empowered as a woman when she finally started to fend for herself (be it through some disturbing outlets). And it is true, how many freaking kids does this girl have?

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Miriam Jones Says:

September 25, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Oh good, a fan! Why was Moll “charming”?

Re. the children: one of your classmates counted 10, another 12. So, the question is still open.