Power and Coercion in “Lolita”
Sunday, April 11th, 2010
Power and Coercion in Lolita Part 2 of Lolita was heavy on the power relations, particularly between HH and Lo. Throughout their cross-country travels and stay at Beardsley, HH is impossibly controlling. To keep her as subdued as he can, Humbert uses the adult-child power dynamic to threaten Lo and holds money and other material […]
Power and Coercion in “Lolita”
Tags: class, coercion, dirty old men, incest, morals, power relations, sex
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Dirty Old Men
Saturday, March 27th, 2010
Dirty Old Men Before I get into my reaction to Part I of Lolita, I must say that I really love the author’s writing. That said, I am thoroughly disturbed and disgusted by Humbert Humbert. I’ll cut here for spoilers.
Dirty Old Men
Tags: chastity, dirty old men, impure love, little girls, nymphets, perversion, petting
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