To Describe Moll...

Persistent. The woman is persistent. She keeps at things despite the uneven lot she has been given in life. Born from a woman in prison. Traveled with gypsies, and finally removed from one place that may have been considered home. Even when she is taken in by a well-to-do family, she is still given the short-end of the stick; the eldest brother taking advantage of her. All things aside, she doesn't give up, and cry out: "Woe is me! Woe is me!" She keeps at it; keeps plugging away, without showing any sign of giving up. Now, I understand that Daniel Defoe, a man, is giving Moll Flander's perspective, but he has endowed her character will resilience and durability.

On top of Moll's persistence is her intelligence. She knows how to change the tide, and ultimately give her the advantage. In her confidence she assists a woman into luring a suiter (who previously ignored her advances), by using the power of gossip (60-71). Genius. She meddles in the affairs of others, but in such a way to give her a strength that most women (in the book and during that time) could not dream of. She is indeed persistent.