Moll Flanders | Themes
Money
Truly, in Moll Flanders, money makes the world go around. Hardly a page goes by in the novel without a mention of money. Moll’s money worries begin at the age of eight when Moll must figure out a way to avoid being placed in servitude. To do this, she tells the nurse who has taken her in that she can work, and that eventually she will earn her own way in the world. When the nurse expresses doubt that Moll can really earn her keep, Moll responds, “I will work harder, says I, and you shall have it all.”
Though Moll is easily flattered by men commenting on her...
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