It looks like such an image of a nymphet was needed in our society because after Nabokov wrote "Lolita", seductive young girls were nicknamed Lolita. While Lolita is a beautiful name that slides from the tongue and has a melodious tone to it, after this novel parents refrained from naming their daughters Lolita. Doing so was similar to calling your daughter a prostitute or any other vulgar description associated to such girls. Too bad, though. I really like the name Lolita. In the book, the young girl H.H. falls in love with isn't called Lolita, no, that's just a nickname for her. Her real name is Dolores Haze!
Movies have been made based on this novel: A 1962 film by Stanley Kubrick and a 1997 film by Adrain Lyne. Songs have used "Lolita" as a synonym for "a seductive young girl". The Police's "Don't Stand So Close to Me" says: "It's no use, he sees her, he starts to shake and cough, just like that old man in the book by Nabokov." Alizée, a well-known French singer sang: "Moi...Lolita", a single that topped the charts in many European countries. She described herself with that Lolita image in that song.
So, why is Lolita so repetitive in our pop culture? I hadn't read the book ever and I've heard people talking about it and I heard of people mentioning "Lolita" to describe people they knew.
Movies have been made based on this novel: A 1962 film by Stanley Kubrick and a 1997 film by Adrain Lyne. Songs have used "Lolita" as a synonym for "a seductive young girl". The Police's "Don't Stand So Close to Me" says: "It's no use, he sees her, he starts to shake and cough, just like that old man in the book by Nabokov." Alizée, a well-known French singer sang: "Moi...Lolita", a single that topped the charts in many European countries. She described herself with that Lolita image in that song.
So, why is Lolita so repetitive in our pop culture? I hadn't read the book ever and I've heard people talking about it and I heard of people mentioning "Lolita" to describe people they knew.
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