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Lolita precociously seductive 12-year-old. [Am. Lit.: Lolita] See : Beauty, Sensual Lolita twelve-year-old inspires lust in older man. [Am. Lit.: Lolita] See : Passion, Sensual
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Their father, worse than Humbert Humbert, is obsessed with nymphets and alcohol. The narrative of seduction in Nabokov's novel twists and turns around the fact that while Humbert Humbert attempts to debauch Lolita, she manipulates him. When Howie starts testing his own sexual prowess, it was really inspired by the way [Vladimir Nabokov's] Lolita uses her sexuality over Humbert Humbert. |
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