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

by

Daniel Defoe

Moll Flanders Symbols

Moll’s Bank of Money

Moll keeps a secret “Bank of Money” throughout most of Moll Flanders, and it symbolizes security and Moll’s ability to care for herself. The bank of money shrinks and grows during Moll’s long life…

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