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- 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.
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