Acknowledgements
Ⅰ Introduction
Ⅱ Daniel Defoe's life and Writing Career
2.1 His life as varied as his fiction
2.2 His amazing and dramatic writing career
Ⅲ The Roots of Moll Flanders' Character of“Economic Individualism”
3.1 The low social status for women in the 18th century
3.2 The aspiration for dignity and independence
3.3 The significance of money in society
Ⅳ The Roads for Moll Flanders to Seek Her Dream of Becoming a“Gentlewoman”
4.1 An investor in the marriage market
4.2 A skillful thief in the criminal world
4.2.1 The cause of being a thief
4.2.2 The secrets leading to her successful criminal career
4.3 A hypocritical penitent in Newgate prison
Ⅴ The Concern for Soul Salvation
5.1 Moll's finding of self through repentance
5.2 A writer with social consciousness
Ⅵ Conclusion
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