The Role of Women of Society in the Novel “Moll Flanders” By Daniel Defoe
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/ijllal.v2i4.1383Keywords:
Class distinction, marriage, capitalistic and materialistic understanding, patriarchal, societyAbstract
The purpose of this article is to illustrate the struggles faced by women in 18th-century England using the persona of Molly Flanders from Daniel Defoe's realistic novel "Moll Flanders." In this era, being a woman had so many important limitations. Many social and economic issues existed, such as the gap between the upper and working classes, a capitalistic and materialistic mindset, and a broken marriage structure. Many authors of this time period discussed these topics to raise people's awareness of the problems facing women. One of them is Daniel Defoe, a novelist and critic who bemoans the suffering of women as a result of these oppressive circumstances.
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