In the novel "Moll Flanders," by Daniel Defoe women are at a significant disadvantage in society while men hold a higher position in power, as for women they are forced to compete differently to achieve a higher position in power. ... Moll Flanders is this girl who was "born in such an unhappy place," known as the prison in which her mom was taken to, but when she was born she was taken care of by a "Nurse" who was also at a poor hierarchy. ... Although this position as a gentlewoman was given to Flanders by Mrs. ... At some point Flanders becomes a prostitute and...

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Daniel Defoe's novel Moll Flanders seems to lie out an instruction manual on life for readers and evidence of this can be found in a close reading of selected passages through out the book. ... If Moll did not look out for herself, no one else would. ... Moll realizes this before she gets very into the lifestyle that she leads later on in the novel. ... Life is filled with lessons at every turn and Moll lived a life filled with struggle after struggle. ... Sins, hardships and avoid conflict are all something that one can find in any sentence on any page through Moll Flanders....

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We never see the unconditional love of a mother with child in Moll Flanders that many authors have shown in their novels. ... Defoe shows a motherly figures in Moll's very first nurse, who genuinely takes care of Moll until she dies at an old age, and the other motherly character is Moll's governess who bails her out of jail. Moll herself never completely shows a solid maternal feeling for her numerous children. ... Moll's next relationship was for six years to the married man from Bath, and Moll bore three children, but only the first one lived. ... After Moll is captured f...

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Writers of the Enlightenment During the enlightenment period, writers influenced many people. They influenced people by writing about creative fiction work. The writers wrote books to expand their intelligence. These writers all contributed to this time by entertaining there readers. Several we...

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