Moll Flanders is a novel written by Daniel Defoe in 1722 about a woman named Moll who is born in prison and grows up in various circumstances with limited options as a woman. Moll embarks on a career involving incest, bigamy, prostitution, and crime in order to survive. She is married five times, becomes a prostitute and thief, and her priority is survival. The document discusses themes in the novel like greed, vanity, and repentance as portrayed through Moll's actions and reflections.