The clash of femininity and criminality in Daniel Defoe's 'Moll Flanders'

Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 3,0, University of Rostock (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders - Text, Context & Criticism, language: English, abstract: The novel 'Moll Flanders' written by Daniel Defoe and first published in 1722 deals with the life of Moll Flanders and her criminal career. This term paper will show the meaning of femininity and criminality in the 18th century and the clash of the two of them in the first part. The second part will take a closer look at Moll Cutpurse´s gender. An interpretation and conclusion which will discuss if Moll Flanders is female, criminal or maybe a female criminal will be the last part.