Sarah Rapp repeats the common assertion that H-H “deflowered” Lo. This takes the dubious decision to reject H-H’s statement that he was “not her first lover.” Is there a hidden reason why some people are willing to accept H-H’s confession as generally honest & self-damning but assume he was lying about Lo’s earlier sexual activities?
I’m away from my library. Does VN offer specific clues as to Lo’s first loss of virginity, as opposed to vague tales of “fooling around with the boys?”
Stan Kelly-Bootle
On 06/10/2008 15:17, "Sandy P. Klein" <spklein52@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
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Celebrating 50 Years of Nabokov’s Legendary Nymphette <http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/56075>
By Sarah Rapp <http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/47968>
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 6, 2008
In 1955, depicting sexuality between two consenting adults was so taboo that the Hays Code mandated that in any filmed bedroom scene including a man and a woman, at least one foot had to be on the floor at all times. At the same time of double beds and chaste marriages, Lolita was published.
Lolita—the novel about the deflowering of a 12-year-old girl by a 37-year-old man. Lolita—immerses readers in the inner workings of the mind of a pedophile, and depicts sexual encounters, obsession, lust, and salacious urges, all for a girl who hadn’t yet reached puberty.
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