Moll

Moll takes the opportunity not to warn against the acts that she is committing, but warns that you should always avoid becoming the victim. She learns from her own advice also throughout the novel, not that she quits the behavior that is causing the apparent trouble but she becomes better at managing it. When she was a robber she would criticize herself a little saying she needs to be a better thief but also how her victims might have avoided being robbed and therefore could have avoided becoming the victim. In the beginning when she is paid for love from the elder brother she doesn’t warn the reader against sexually immoral behavior but warns that women should not fall victim to the good looking man who is showing a little attention. In the case of the Gentleman she shows that this isn’t her first attempt at being a mistress and it takes her a little longer to agree. She only becomes his mistress when she is given the financial security that a wife would receive. Moll then shows all that she has learned up to this point with the banker and she only entertains the thought a little of becoming his wife. He promises to divorce his wife and she knows now not to seem excited or to reveal her eagerness. She tells him she will not till the divorce is final. Its fun to watch her progression as the novel evolves.