This gentleman became Moll’s provider. Later they were lovers, and Moll had a baby boy by him. After six years of living as husband and wife, the gentleman became ill in the home of his wife’s relatives. When he recovered, he abandoned Moll.
Read more Character Analysis The Gentleman of BathCharacter Analysis Moll’s Brother
Moll’s third husband, her brother, she married by mistake. He had been led to believe that Moll had a fortune; on discovering that she had no money, he suggested they go to Virginia to live on his plantation with his mother. When Moll found out that she was his sister […]
Read more Character Analysis Moll’s BrotherCharacter Analysis The Draper
The draper, an unprincipled gentleman, was described as “a tradesman that was rake, gentleman, shopkeeper, and beggar, all together.” He became Moll’s second husband and spent much of her money on extravagances for them. Because he continued to buy handsome things even when his money ran out, the draper’s creditors […]
Read more Character Analysis The DraperCharacter Analysis Robin
Robin, the younger brother in the household, was good and open in his affections for Moll. Although he distressed his family by his love of the beautiful but penniless Moll, in the end he convinced his mother of the sincerity of his love. He later married Moll, with the help […]
Read more Character Analysis RobinCharacter Analysis The Elder Brother
The elder son of the rich matron who took Moll into her household after the death of Moll’s nurse was a happy, handsome man-about-town who contrived to seduce Moll through compliments, promises to marry her, and gifts of money. Later, he ended his relationship with Moll by virtually pushing her […]
Read more Character Analysis The Elder BrotherCharacter Analysis Moll Flanders
Moll, the heroine of the book, was born in Newgate Prison and abandoned at about a year-and-a-half. She was a forceful, persistent, resolute young girl who obtained her way in most things. She was attractive and so vain about her appearance that she was easily convinced men were in love […]
Read more Character Analysis Moll FlandersCharacter Analysis Moll’s Mother
Moll’s mother was first mentioned in Chapter 1 as a young girl in Newgate Prison about to be hanged for a petty theft. She was saved because she was carrying a child (Moll), and was later transported to the colonies, leaving the one-and-a-half-year-old Moll in bad hands. She appeared again […]
Read more Character Analysis Moll’s MotherSummary and Analysis Chapter 30 – More Good Fortune
Summary Two days later, Moll arrived at her Quaker friend’s home. She brought with her, for use on her plantation, many gifts from her son including horses, hogs, and cows. When she reached home she told her husband everything except that her cousin, as she called him, was actually her […]
Read more Summary and Analysis Chapter 30 – More Good FortuneSummary and Analysis Chapter 29 – A Reunion
Summary Moll “resolved to go up point-blank” to her brother and tell him who she was; then she decided to write him a letter first to identify herself and to assure him that she meant to give him no trouble about the old relationship, but wanted merely to ask his […]
Read more Summary and Analysis Chapter 29 – A ReunionSummary and Analysis Chapter 28 – A Home at Last
Summary After a number of inquiries, Moll and Jemmy learned that a ship had arrived in Maryland from Carolina and would be returning soon. Therefore, they hired a sloop to take their possessions to Maryland. The voyage was a long and unpleasant one, and much worse than the trip from […]
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