Morals? We don't need no stinkin' morals!: A Summary of Defoe's, Moll Flanders

<Tab/>Daniel Defoe's, Moll Flanders, is considered one of the first novels ever written. It is a story about one woman's struggles to gain a larger foothold in the social and economical areas of her life no matter what the cost. On the part of the author, there is promise of a standard of morals the book shall adhere to. <Tab/><Tab/>"There …

…to the character of Moll and her reasoning behind why certain things are to be considered moral and other things are to be considered immoral. The only thing that matters in the end, though, is the fact that Moll and Jemy are going to spend the rest of their lives in repentance. They know that what they have done in life was bad and they want to be forgiven, which is the ultimate in morality.