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(7 pp.) Did you read the title and think that this
was an oxymoron? Did women have identities in the
year Defoe's novel was published? Certainly they
could not have overt identities, that is for sure;
however Defoe is able to provide them for Moll in
the relationship she has with her clothes and her
money. If we look at Defoe's life, many of his
experiences parallel Moll's, or is the other way
around?
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clothes and her money. If we look at Defoes life, many of his experiences parallel Molls, or is the other way around? BBmollfld.doc IDENTITY
IN MOLL FLANDERS (1722) Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., March 2001 Introduction Did you read the title and think that this was an oxymoron?
Did women have identities in the year Defoes novel was published? Certainly they could not have overt identities, that is for sure; however Defoe is able to
provide them for Moll in the relationship she has with her clothes and her money. If we look at Defoes life, many of his experiences parallel Molls, or is
the other way around? Economics For an author who claims that we made fortunes several times, it is not unusual that a novel, written to produce money, should have a
strong economic base. The delightful aspect of Moll, is that she perceives that is how life really is. Past her first lover, there is little question that, some
one will love her just for who she is. She learns very quickly that she must be aware that she is a marketable commodity, and the best person to
realize from that gain in herself. Moll is cautious, and definitely "aware of the market." As each time she is forced to re-evaluate after the end of a "love
affair," she first checks the amount of money in her account, and second her age, or at least the look on her face. She is aware of the ancient
female stereotype, "crafty like a fox." The existing system England in the early 1700s was probably typical of the European attitude towards women and the "partnership" of marriage. A
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