Monday, November 28, 2011

Lolita......

I'll be quite honest it was quite uncomfortable reading this entry. Out of all the entries of this semester, this was the worst. I am open to the idea of reading about other peoples' experiences but it becomes unfortunate to get into the mind of a peeping tom/ pedophile. He even created a name for the young girls and referred to them as nymphets. Ugh!!!! His obsessions and infatuations were described in a extreme and vivid way, at the same time, it brought me to understand these men better but inevitably, NOT AGREE WITH THEIR ACTIONS. I understand they are weak, manipulative, and lonely. And take advantage of the innocence in younger women/girls. They use this innocence in a way that works to their advantage and prey on the vulnerability of females and their emotions, especially at a young age.

2 comments:

  1. I was just as uncomfortable as you. It was hard to read and I felt like I was pushing myself to to try and understand the mind of a pedophile, but I couldn't! He was so disgusting. Who would really want to try and understand his way of thinking? Not me. I knew what I was getting myself into when my mom mentioned how she saw the movie and H. was a nasty guy. Her facial expression said it all! I too did not agree with his actions because obviously something was not screwed right in his head. Older men should not be thinking about younger children like the way he was. Now I will forever associate the name Lolita with this reading. Yuck!

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  2. Dito!!! It is crazy because months prior to reading this I saw the movie Truth, and this guy preyed on this teenage girl. Im sure the story structure is different, but I couldnt handle the movie. It stuck in my mind for dayssssssss. I wonder if the film we are supposed to watch will; have the same effect ugh! And your mother said he nasty, I can only imagin e what I'm about to view.

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