Moll Flanders | Essays and Criticism

  • Moll's Soul Versus Her Social and Economic Success

    Sanderson holds a master of fine arts degree in fiction writing and is an independent writer. In this essay, she argues that Defoe wrote his novel less as a book addressing Moll’s soul and more as an entertaining book addressing Moll’s social and economic success.

  • Daniel Defoe

    In the following essay excerpt, Richetti focuses on Defoe's characterization of Moll Flanders, especially her moral ambiguity.