Roxana by Daniel Defoe6/24/2023 ![]() Roxana is harder to read, maybe because of the major themes, and probably because of the fact that the writing isn’t as fluent and “easy going” as in the previous novel. However, it’s important to point out that Moll, unlike Roxana, chooses a “legal and moral way”, that is to say marriage. Again, the story of a woman who uses her body to save herself from poverty. When I read the book for the first time it was after getting passionate for another of Defoe’s novels, Moll Flanders. He just comments and judge actions in general and all the other characters – but there is always a sort of protection toward Roxana. Still, he never judges Roxana as a character. He writes about a woman involved in prostitution, murder, and her inability to have motherly feelings. Actually, one of the reasons why I really love it is not in the subject but in Defoe’s attitude regarding his protagonist. ![]() Still, the book can exercise a special power over the reader – at least, that’s what happened to me. She travels a lot and gives birth to 12 children. Roxana is a beautiful woman who becomes an upper-class prostitute to save herself from poverty. The story is about the life of lady Roxana, narrated by herself. Lady Roxana is one of 4 novels written by Daniel Defoe. Defoe writes about a woman involved in prostitution and murder but he never judges her ![]()
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