Daniel Defoe was born in London in 1660, he was the son of non-conformist, middle-class parents. The non-conformists or Dissenters were Protestant sects that opposed the official state religion of Anglicanism and consequently suffered persecution. At the age of fourteen his parents sent him to t...

The Role of Motherhood in Moll Flanders In Moll Flanders by Daniel Defoe, there is no true development of maternal feelings over the course of the novel. At times throughout the story, what appear to be maternal feelings are really overshadowed by either guilt or a hidden motive. It is quite ev...

Moll Flanders – Daniel Defoe The fortunes and misfortunes of Moll Flanders MISFORTUNES Are we as readers interested in the fact Moll has repented, or things that she had to repent from. Most certainly the things that she had to repent from interest readers, we want juicy stuff. Written in...