Login Create Account
 
Power Your Document

The True Love of Moll Flanders: Money


The True Love of Moll Flanders: Money
An analysis of how money trumps love in Daniel Defoe's "Moll Flanders."
1,483 words (approx. 5.9 pages) | 1 source | 2004 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper examines how, throughout her long and tumultuous life, the female protagonist of Daniel Defoe's "Moll Flanders" is beset by poverty, lascivious lovers, a proclivity for stealing, and husbands who, whether due to sudden death or depleted funds, don't stick around. It discusses how Moll has ample personal experience to share with readers when it comes to the two entities that have most shaped her character and actions: money and men. It argues how, despite her long succession of lovers, the acquisition of money trumps Moll's feelings toward any of her various men. It also shows how a lust for wealth molds Moll's character early on, after which her romantic feelings for men play a secondary role to her quest for improved finances.

From the Paper:

"In addition, when the two meet up again in jail and she convinces him to be transported to America with her, she only tells him about the half of her finances that she is carrying on her person, keeping the other half a secret (p. 290). She also lies to both her son in America about the existence of James, and to James about the existence of her son so that her having a husband will not be a threat to the son's lavish, monetary gifts (p. 304). In fact, after her generous (and previously abandoned!) offspring makes Moll an offer to come live with him at his wealthy plantation, Moll admits, "I began secretly now to wish that I had not brought my Lancashire Husband from England at all (p. 312)." Moll, used to depending on men financially for most of her married life, finds a husband somewhat annoying and useless when he gets in the way of potential acquisitions of money outside of marriage."

Cite this paper

APA Citation:

The True Love of Moll Flanders: Money (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 10, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-The-True-Love-of-Moll-Flanders-Money/50230

MLA Citation:

"The True Love of Moll Flanders: Money" 15 January 2012. Web. 10 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Analytical-Essay-The-True-Love-of-Moll-Flanders-Money/50230>




ATTENTION:

Your browser does not have cookies enabled.

Our shopping cart will not function properly.
Downloadable version: $ 29.95
ADD TO CART »
You will be able to download, read and edit this file once you buy this document
Shopping Cart
Currency:
AcaDemon.com is that one place
Published by:

VA gal US
Publisher Since:
Mar 29, 2004
I attend the University of Virginia, where I am an A student majoring in English and Women's Studies, and minoring in Spanish and biology. As an aspiring journalist, I have a strong background in research, writing, and editing.
Seller Assistance
Share Our Success